a nice history lesson, NO nation with a volunteer army has ever survived! Rome was a volunteer army at the end
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 2:07 PM Subject: RE: Gun Company Must Pay Teacher's Widow > Well, take into account the fact that our military is still a volunteer > army. > > If the members of the military disagreed with what is going on, then > who's side will they be on? > > In a sense, we do have those weapons, the government paid for them and > they are owned by the US. > > > The problem is that your argument doesn't really hold water in today's > > society. > > > > The US government (love it or hate it) is one of the most stable in > > world (as are more developed countries). The "threat" from the > > government (at least any threat that would require armed response) is > so > > small that the argument for maintaining sych vigilance is thin indeed. > > > > I'm also squarely in the camp of the "well regulated militia" - > > something that vast, unregulated gun ownership does not gauruntee. > > > > Also, where should this stop? If we ever have to "defend ourselves > from > > the government" could we? I would say, no. So, to ensure that we > > could, should anybody be allowed to own fully automatic weapons, flame > > throwers, grenades, and surface-to-air missles? > > > > To quote George Carlin: "We're fucked if we ever have to go up against > > the army" > > > > I would also argue that a nation full of scared suburbanites with > > firearms is perhaps a key ingrediant for "all breaking loose". > > > > Jim Davis > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
