[robertpaulsen]

"if almost everybody was armed rather than being restricted about being armed"

Are you saying that people "must" be armed? That to minimize a threat to society by the bad guys, the citizens be forced to keep and bear arms? Or just that they be free to do so if they wish?

I hope it's the latter.

Now, what if people want to get together and live in a community without guns? Or gambling? Or adult book stores? Or strip joints? Will you let them do so (provided it's constitutional, of course)? Or don't they have that privilege?

[Blue Collar Christian]

"Are you saying that people...be forced to keep and bear arms...Or...be free to do so if they wish?

The latter, of course, my friend.

"Now, what if people want to get together and live in a community without guns?" and then you list a bunch of vices as "or's" for examples of what people want to distance themselves from. "Or don't they have that privilege?"

I suppose if that community was to buy a parcel of land to build their town, so that it was jointly owned private property, they could "outlaw" anything they didn't like. And if they put up a privacy fence, they could "legalize" anything they like by the same code. That spells "BUZZ" wrong answer.

BTW, the Mob(and any other outlaw)would have a very profitable business in your fantasy.

You list guns with vices. You are in the wrong forum.

[archy]

Now, what if people want to get together and live in a community without guns? Or gambling? Or adult book stores? Or strip joints? Will you let them do so (provided it's constitutional, of course)? Or don't they have that privilege?

Now, what if people want to get together and live in a community without guns Jews? Or gambling Catholics? Or adult book stores Negroes? Or strip joints Republicans? Will you let them do so (provided it's constitutional a couple of federal appeals court judges decide it's constitutional, of course)? Or don't they have that privilege?

[Stew Padasso]

"Now, what if people want to get together and live in a community without guns?"

I hear Fantasy Island is nice.