On 2 Nov 2003 at 10:34, Gautam Mukunda wrote: > --- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I imagine that a number of white people in Texas who > > own guns would have > > something to say about this.... > > > > Julia > > I would imagine that a number of black and Hispanic > people in Texas who own guns would have something to > say about this as well. Genocide is much harder to > conduct against an armed populace, as the Founders > well understood.
Actually, it's easier. The common people, frankly, are not soldiers. They are not trained. A regular amy unit will roll over them. An Army unit ordered to kill unarmed civilians will very likely NOT follow that order in a Western (and I include the post-USSR former soviet states in that) Nation, but if they are fired on they WILL return fire. And I simply don't believe Heinlien's "An armed society is a polite society". It's "An armed society is a TENSE (or maybe stressed) society" I can see and agree with the need for guns to be carried in Israel. But not America. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
