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He's no conservative, that's for sure. He may be to the right of your typical french commie, but that's not saying much.

"I would like to say one thing, in what is my conception of the Republic, security is the responsibility of the State, I am against militias, I am against the private ownership of firearms, and I’m trying to make you think about that. If you are assaulted by an armed burglar, he’ll use his weapon more effectively than you anyway so you’re risking your life. If the criminal is not armed and you are and you shoot, your life will be ruined, because killing someone over a theft is not in line with the republican values that are mine. The private ownership of firearms is dangerous. I understand your exasperation for having been burglarized two times, I understand the fear that your wife and daughter may have but the answer is in the efficiency of the police and the efficiency of the judiciary process, the answer is not in having guns at home." --A quote from French Conservative presidential frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy on RTL radio, 22 September 2006

"...security is the responsibility of the State, I am against militias, I am against the private ownership of firearms, and I’m trying to make you think about that."

Sounds like the French are getting uppity.

BARF! Yeah, that just drove my blood pressure up a few notches, but you get that everywhere. I think we should just be satisfied that he’s the best the French can come up with.

I would like to say one thing, in what is my conception of the Republic, security is the responsibility of the State, I am against militias, I am against the private ownership of firearms, and I’m trying to make you think about that. --Sarkozy in the above post

French Enlightenment bump.