Even if you did want to overthrow the govt, a piddly assault weapon would be pretty useless against the sophistocation of the us military. However, back in the day, having a gun was a great equalizer- if you had a rifle, you were probably more accurate than the brits with their muskets. The conclusion is that times have changed. Overthrowing the govt with a gun is no longer an option even if you have a gun. Now maybe overthrowing the microsoft tyranny. . . DRE
> -----Original Message----- > From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 10:31 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban) > > > This was written over 200 years ago when militias were > necessary for domestic protection as the army at that time > could not possibly protect the entire US. So, if you were in > a militia that was formed for domestic defense then you could > own a weapon. As plain as it is written, the NRA still > manages to twist the original meaning to satisfy their own agenda. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Timothy Heald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 12:23 PM > Subject: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban) > > > > OK folks. Snap poll: > > > > "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free > > state, the right of the people to keep and bear > arms shall not be infringed." - The second amendment to the > constitution of the United States > > > > 1. This proclaims an individual right. > > > > 2. This proclaims a state right. > > > > My rant will follow. > > > > Tim > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
