shadow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I believe that you're missing the fact that the right to keep and bear arms >was originally seen as a deterrent to a country where only govt agents had >arms. Allowing more current and retired govt agents to be armed, with no >commensurate arming of the common folk, swings the equation further towards >the police state side.
But retired cops ARE common folk! Have you never been a friend or acquaintance of a current or retired policeman? > s>> Their only qualification is they are or were govt agents. > r> But that could be enough to get such a measure enacted. >To what end? Are retired govt agents clamoring now to extend this "privilege" >to us common people? Don't hold your breath. It's being discussed here, so someone must've broached it. In Your Sly Tribe, Robert _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw