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From: dbongard@netcom.com (Dan Bongard)
Subject: Re: Quake, Violence, Guns, Constitution, et al
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Ed Jankovsky (syrinx@idontwantyourmail.primenet.com) wrote:
: Dan Bongard <dbongard@netcom.com> wrote:

:: If they _had_ killed a single person, would you cease to be the anti-gun
:: fascist that you are and recognize the legitimacy of self defense?

: Since when have I been an anti-gun fascist?

Since you've been participating in this thread. This is particularly
true in light of the comment below. You don't want to ban "all guns", but:

: do I think people need access to things like assault rifles? Hell no.

QED. The second amendment doesn't say "except military-grade weaponry".
In fact at the time, and for over a hundred years thereafter, people
DID own military-grade weaponry, whether that be muskets, cannon, 
warships, revolvers, carbines, or gatling guns. 

You don't want to ban "all guns" -- just the ones that might serve
in the purpose the second amendment intended them for. That's like
allowing all speech _except_ anti-government speech. Thanks, but
no thanks. 

-- Dan
