[CTRL] Should America Adopt the Gun Controls of Other Democracies? [Posse Comitatus Act]

1999-07-11 Thread Bard
-Caveat Lector- "Can Soldiers Be Peace Officers? The Waco Disaster and The Militarization of American Law Enforcement" by David B. Kopel and Paul M. Blackman One of the most significant trends of federal law enforcement in the last fifteen years has been its militarization. The logical, perhaps

Re: [CTRL] Should America Adopt the Gun Controls of Other Democracies? [Posse Comitatus Act]

1999-07-12 Thread William Hugh Tunstall
-Caveat Lector- One of the reasons why federal law enforcement is becoming "militarized" is in response to the increased number of hate crimes in the country. Whenever you have individuals who are interested in using violence against their fellow citizens because they don't happen to like their

Re: [CTRL] Should America Adopt the Gun Controls of Other Democracies? [Posse Comitatus Act]

1999-07-12 Thread Howard R. Davis III
-Caveat Lector- >From: William Hugh Tunstall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of the reasons why federal law enforcement is becoming "militarized" > is in response to the increased number of hate crimes in the country. > > Whenever you have individuals who are interested in using violence again

Re: [CTRL] Should America Adopt the Gun Controls of Other Democracies? [Posse Comitatus Act]

1999-07-12 Thread William Hugh Tunstall
-Caveat Lector- I think that what happened at Waco and at Ruby Ridge was criminal... absolute atrocities... But the number of nuts with guns is on the increase..and any government is going to respond. On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, Howard R. Davis III wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > >From: William Hugh