From: Yan King
Yin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
AGI should not be analogous to dynamite, guns, or nuclear energy, because:
AGI should not be analogous to dynamite, guns, or nuclear energy, because:
1. Dynamite has 2 main uses: as
weapon and as construction tool, the latter is allowed under
regulation;
2. Gun has one main use: as weapon,
which is why it is banned in many countries, and one lesser use: as
recreation, which is allowed under regulation;
Personal firearms have
many uses, most of which are benign: self-defense,
recreation (sport shooting etc.), survival (other than self-defense) through
hunting etc., protection of community and country.
recreation (sport shooting etc.), survival (other than self-defense) through
hunting etc., protection of community and country.
But the most important
reason why firearm ownership is a CIVIL RIGHT
in the US is that it is
the ultimate defense against tyranny of the
government.
Always remember in such
discussions that fascist (and other tyrannical)
governments murdered in
excess of 100,000,000 million human beings
during the 20th Century
alone - mostly their own citizens.
That vast majority of
personal firearms in the US where they are legal are
used strictly for legal purposes.
Estimates vary but some 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 defenses gun 'uses' occur
each year in which crimes are PREVENTED.
used strictly for legal purposes.
Estimates vary but some 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 defenses gun 'uses' occur
each year in which crimes are PREVENTED.
Best estimate is
probably 2,000,000 annually in the US.
--
Herb Martin
Herb Martin
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