It would probably be best if the 2nd amendment was expanded to include any weapon the U.S. military has or could use. But then again, the law is supposed to be U.S. troops cannot be deployed on U.S. land.
Obviously the problem is pressure cookers, so we'll need to have national registration for those. On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Hendrik and fay <heni...@gmail.com> wrote: > So the basis of that dribble is that if the citizens of Germany, Russia, > Japan, etc had been armed that there would not have been as many deaths or > the dictatorships would not have happened? > I don't think so. > The pro gun mob always wheel out this sort of thing because it is easy to > understand by the average gun owner, however the reality is that you can't > fight a modern army with the stuff you buy at walmart. Sure back in the day > when the most sophisticated military hardware was rifles and cannons, you > could fight an army but these days airpower is the key to victory and I did > not see any fighter jets or attack helicopters in the gun shops. Perhaps > Wilton has a B-52 stashed away in the back yard, just in case or a few > might have build a mini drone to spy on the neighbours but I really can't > see that doing much. > However I am happy enough for the gun crowd to have their little delusions > if it makes them feel happy and secure. > No point in alarming people. > > Hendrik > > > On 21/04/13 05:32, Scott Ritchey wrote: > >> I echo Max's view. This was indeed an interesting read. >> >> The main reason the pro-gun community opposes National registration is >> fear >> of government (including our own). I'm certain that some on this list >> believe that fear of our own government is simply nuts, paranoia. I'm >> just >> as sure many Weimar Germans felt that way too; after all, Germany was the >> most civilized country on the planet. >> >> I encountered this little clip that may provide some historical >> perspective >> and food for thought: >> http://www.youtube.com/watch_**popup?v=0sujnvIV4g4<http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=0sujnvIV4g4> >> I haven't audited the numbers but, from memory, they are at least close. >> >> Scott >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Of Max Dillon >> >> >> Thanks for sharing that link, always enjoyable to read a well-reasoned and >> researched explanation of any part of our constitution. >> >> > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
