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The Second guards the rest. My out of state relatives didn't seem to understand that. I wasn't as concise as this author.
1 posted on 03/30/2004 6:15:39 AM PST by Shooter 2.5
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To: Shooter 2.5
>>The Second guards the rest.<<

Amen.

BTW, what's a "four-flusher???"

Semper Fi

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2 posted on 03/30/2004 6:18:58 AM PST by viaveritasvita ("When Love takes you in, everything changes.")
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To: *bang_list; Joe Brower; Travis McGee; neverdem; Squantos
I think the gun owners are starting to falter this election. They're starting to dislike Bush more than they should hate Kerry.
3 posted on 03/30/2004 6:21:40 AM PST by Shooter 2.5 (Vote a Straight Republican Ballot. Rid the country of dems.)
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To: Shooter 2.5
BUMP. Excellent article.
5 posted on 03/30/2004 6:24:23 AM PST by Constitution Day (Over 140,000 FReepers, and just about all of us will be going pro in something other than politics.)
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To: Shooter 2.5
He's a professional, a science fiction author. All of his "North American/Solar Confederacy" books are excellent. My favorite is "The Nagasaki Vector" which is hilarious.

-Eric

7 posted on 03/30/2004 6:26:04 AM PST by E Rocc (Democrats are to the economy what Round-up is to grass.)
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To: Shooter 2.5
Careful, L. Neil just might make a libertarian out of you. ;-)

For political writings, he's a knock out. If you want to know how a libertarianized society would handle some of the weirded out scenarios the detractors throw at them, his books expose the detractors hypocrisy and dishonesty almost flawlessly. His Henry Martin books are wonderful space opera. If you are looking for pure poetry however, stick to Shakespear, Chaucer, and Poe.

11 posted on 03/30/2004 6:45:45 AM PST by Dead Corpse (For an Evil Super Genius, you aren't too bright are you?)
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To: Shooter 2.5
Response to Neil Smith:

Do you agree that certain people, such as convicted felons and involuntarily committed sociopaths, should not have the right to possess firearms? If so, how can you demonstrate that you are not in fact such a person without showing identification?

I understand the concept of not punishing the innocent with the guilty, but I also understand the need to ensure that the guilty receive the punishment they deserve. Civil rights are not absolute - they may be taken away by a court of law. Otherwise, putting someone in prison would violate his rights to liberty and pursuit of happiness.
13 posted on 03/30/2004 6:54:38 AM PST by RebelBanker (Negotiate? [BANG] Anybody else want to negotiate?)
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To: Shooter 2.5
"If a politician isn't perfectly comfortable with the idea of his average constituent, any man, woman, or responsible child, walking into a hardware store and paying cash -- for any rifle, shotgun, handgun, machinegun, anything -- without producing ID or signing one scrap of paper, he isn't your friend no matter what he tells you. "

That goes for the govm't employees that lobby against Freedom also.

15 posted on 03/30/2004 6:59:31 AM PST by spunkets
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To: Shooter 2.5
Good article, makes sense.
17 posted on 03/30/2004 7:02:50 AM PST by GigaDittos ("Vote Democrat, it's easier than getting a job")
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To: Shooter 2.5
A right is the sovreignty to act without permission.

Up for another Postal?
18 posted on 03/30/2004 7:15:29 AM PST by NY.SS-Bar9
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To: Shooter 2.5
L. Neil Smith Bump:


http://www.lneilsmith.com/

22 posted on 03/30/2004 7:26:54 AM PST by society-by-contract
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To: Shooter 2.5; *bang_list
Bump - great assay.
23 posted on 03/30/2004 7:37:54 AM PST by Triple (All forms of socialism deny individuals the right to the fruits of their labor)
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To: Shooter 2.5
NH: Seized by the Manchester Police for Open Carry (vanity)
26 posted on 03/30/2004 8:35:53 AM PST by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)
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To: Shooter 2.5
This thoughtful article covers well all of the important points, but what does the author have against Prussians?
37 posted on 03/30/2004 11:37:07 AM PST by Unknowing (Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.)
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bump for later
40 posted on 03/30/2004 3:18:17 PM PST by JerseyHighlander
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