Posted on 09/15/2002 12:59:41 AM PDT by The KG9 Kid
Therefore, it is wrong to say that Michael Howard and his cronies are responsible for making the British people defenceless against violent criminals. Their policies were just an extension of an old government bias against the civilian ownership of firearms. It is an offence in Britain to carry any sort of implement that could be used as an offensive weapon. That includes objects like metal pipes and coshes, and of course, airguns, tasers, knives, pepper sprays, CS gas etc.
The British government does not care about protecting the lives of its subjects from criminals, it sees all of its subjects as little better than criminals. It just wants to protect itself from its subjects. Its philosophy regarding gun and weapon control can be summarised by this quote from a famous statist thinker:
"The first thing you have to do is disarm the people. A disarmed public can't fight back."
Adolf Hitler
Oh, by the way, now the British government is debating licensing airguns!
Concerned about the easy availability of guns in our society?
Alarmed about the "gun nuts" and other freedom wackos the government allows to run loose?
Wish the government would just repeal the Second Amendment and confiscate all the guns because you believe sensible people shouldn't suffer because of some idiotic notion about some antiquated right?
While we can't take the guns away from the people, we CAN take the people (or at least SOME of them) away from their guns.
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(This idea from a pamphlet originally created by The Minnesota Center for Individual Liberty, PO Box 32170, Minneapolis, MN 55432-0170)
The 1689 Bill of Rights states: 'That the subjects which are Protestants may have arms for their defence suitable to their conditions and as allowed by law;'
There was never any absolute right to bear arms in Britain, as there is in the USA, since the 'law' in Britain changes from year to year depending on the government's political agenda. The first round of modern British gun controls were brought in after the Russian revolution, because the government was worried that there might be a Communist insurrection.
Then a Libertarian must be a conservative that's been mugged by the police.
Mugged by conservative cops enforcing a liberal law against the natural right to self-defense, for instance.
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Never. It's a stupid law, done in reaction to one psycho at Dunblane.
Oh, BTW, are you a pro or anti monarchy?
Pro. Her Majesty is better than having an elected President as head of state.
Regards, Ivan
Diamonds are not worthless. It has been done for years. A pair of sidecutters will nip the diamond off without the wearer being aware that it is gone.
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