Quoting Arlo Bensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > [Arlo] > How many people armed with handguns and hunting rifles will it take > to go up against the US Military? If the intent of gun ownership is > to arm a citizenry with the capability of overthrowing a government, > I think we'll need some more "oomph". In other words, I doubt our > citizenry has this "power" now.
Looks to me like the terrorists in Iraq armed with little more than handguns and explosives are doing a pretty good number on the US Military. Also, in a justifiable revolution against an oppressive government, many in the military may side with the lightly armed rebels. > Being an advocate for gun ownership, and supportive of hunting, I > question whether bans will be effective. But I also support longer > waiting periods, comprehensive background checks and denying guns to > people with a history of criminal and/or psycho-pathological behavior. > > In the end, if we really want to get at "why" events like this occur > in the U.S., one needs to look beyond the simple "gun ownership", and > get at the culture of violence that permeates American society. I > _strongly_ recommend Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine". > Although I disagree with him on parts, he is more on focus at the > root of the problem than any other media pundit out there. (And this > is especially relevant considering the latest shooter had "revered" > the Columbine killers.) Since similar school killings have occurred in recent years in Scotland and Germany I think it's simplistic to blame those in the U.S. on a unique "culture of violence." ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
