The crime and violence in the "old west" was greatly exaggerated in the movies and tv. Gunslingers sometimes even had shootouts where nobody got shot. Iraq is a different place. Look at where the most crime occurs in the US, and you'll see that the worst places are those where it is illegal for most citizens to have guns.
John -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Leafe Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 3:46 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] Global Warming: The Cold, Hard Facts? On Feb 6, 2007, at 4:26 PM, john harvey wrote: > I said society, not an anarchy. But guns were the critical component of creating the desired behavior. Isn't the assumption that if everyone were to have a gun that civilized behavior would inevitably follow, since everyone must assume that everyone can defend themselves? Well, that's exactly the situation in Iraq, and it resembles the Wild West of the gold rush days. Wow, come to think of it, everyone there had guns, too, and there was an awful lot of crime and violence. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
