[Man50D]

What in the heck are you talking about!? I must have missed those Branch Davidian suicide bombers and snipers.

You also missed the fact David Koresh brain washed his followers not to trust anyone outside the cult. The large cache of weapons they acquired and used proves they were willing to kill anyone who was not a member.

[supercat]

You also missed the fact David Koresh brain washed his followers not to trust anyone outside the cult. The large cache of weapons they acquired and used proves they were willing to kill anyone who was not a member.

They were licensed firearm dealers. Why not refer to their "large cache" with the term normally used to refer to dealer's stocks of weapons: "inventory"?

[FreedomPoster]

That's one of the more absurd things I've seen posted here lately.

I suppose the large cache of weapons many FReepers own means they are willing to kill anyone who is not a member?

[walden]

"The large cache of weapons they acquired and used proves they were willing to kill anyone who was not a member."

This is absolute hogwash. I know a LOT of people who enjoy shooting, many of whom participate in competitive recreational shooting events, and you would be absolutely stunned at the number and variety of weapons that many of them own. You would be even more stunned at their proficiency with those weapons.

A weapon is just an inanimate object, neither intrinsically good nor intrinsically evil. Possession of such items does not, in itself, demonstrate evil intent on the part of the owner, no matter how many of them he or she owns.