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To: driftdiver

At the Founding, there were privately owned CANNON that would have cleared out a schoolyard much faster than any AK-47.


19 posted on 12/12/2010 11:48:24 AM PST by PapaBear3625 ("It is only when we've lost everything, that we are free to do anything" -- Fight Club)
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To: PapaBear3625

Simple Question:

Was there a Cannon Control Act similar to the Gun Control Act of 68?

Didn’t think so.


27 posted on 12/12/2010 11:55:10 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Planning on using 911? Google "Brittany Zimmerman")
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To: PapaBear3625
"At the Founding, there were privately owned CANNON that would have cleared out a schoolyard much faster than any AK-47."

Yup, a few wealthy types privately owned what was the days equivalent of a fully armed Navy destroyer. You could own whatever weaponry you could afford, no questions asked.

127 posted on 12/12/2010 4:18:56 PM PST by Wonder Warthog
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