On Tue, 22 Jul 2008, Tomas L. Byrnes wrote:

> And we're also not subjects of her majesty (lack of capitalization
> deliberate) with only those privileges a Scot sees fit to hand down.

True, but if you applied for British Citizenship, you might be accepted 
into this great nation of ours. Of course, you'd have to relocate, and 
learn to like boiled cabbage.  
 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Drsolly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 2:04 PM
> > To: Tomas L. Byrnes
> > Cc: Richard M. Smith; [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [funsec] The right to bear arms & make salad
> > 
> > On Tue, 22 Jul 2008, Tomas L. Byrnes wrote:
> > 
> > > First, this isn't about murder rates, but about the fundamental 
> > > underpinning of liberty: that it is we the people, not the 
> > state, who 
> > > are vested with ultimate power. I'd be willing to accept a 
> > 10x higher 
> > > chance of being killed over the "safety" of a police state.
> > 
> > But it isn't 10% more. It's 400% more. You have five times as 
> > many murders in the US than in the UK, per capita.
> >   
> > 
> > 
> 

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