[tpaine]

Very long article, lots of footnotes, well researched, -- and even gives rational counterarguments on the issue. Good reference work, but really hard to stomach the spin.

Take a good shot of your favorite calming agent before reading further.

[Sofa King]

"It is high time for the federal government to outlaw gun possession by anyone except the police and the military, and to round up all firearms currently in private hands. Millions of Americans think so,"

Yeah, and millions DON'T think so. But those people's rights never matter to liberals, do they?

[joesnuffy]

Of course liberals (and some repubs) would be happy to take care of the non compliant
seizing their assets in the process

[Ches]

BANG!

[Monty22]

Every sentence of this stuff is an offense to any thinking human.

I don't ever write web sites over this stuff, normally. I had to on this one.

This is one of the worst articles I've ever read.. I'm appalled.

[longtermmemmory]

Is the Maryland Law Review funded by our tax dollars?

Law students sad, just plain sad....

[Jagdgewehr]

Moreover, Domestic Disarmament offers an entirely new vantage point from which to view the firearms issue--from the communitarian context, in which the individual's responsibilities to society are seen as more important than the unlimited exercise of rights.

Not so. Basically the same ol' argument that been going on for the last 100 years.

[Abcdefg]

...the Communitarian Network, arguably the most influential think tank in Washington."

I never heard of 'em before this. They must preach to a very small choir.

[CFC__VRWC]

Moreover, Domestic Disarmament government regulation of conservative speech offers an entirely new vantage point from which to view the firearms issue of conservative bias in the media leading to the proliferation of hateful speech -- from the communitarian context, in which the individual's responsibilities to society are seen as more important than the unlimited exercise of rights.

The next logical step, IMHO. A nice quick edit, and goodbye First Amendment.

[glock rocks]

[LibKill]

Won't work. If a small percentage of (illegal) drug users can support a huge black market, just think of the black market in firearms. Firearms are a lot more popular than whacky-tabbaccy.

[1stFreedom]

"Come pry the gun out of my cold dead hand."

[AdamSelene235]

[FSPress]

What is happening is like playing a card game with the gun banners where no matter what the outcome of the game they get to play again. Every time they win you get screwed and then they set up for the next card game which you have to play. If they lose you win nothing and they set up for the next card game which you have to play. Now I don't have a problem debating with someone about things when we all agree on what freedom is and that is not the topic of debate. With these people we are debating whether we should be slaves or not and it seems to me that we shouldn't be debating with them nor having to worry about the next game of cards. Sometimes a direct approach is called for.

[Ches]

Hum... What is the root word of communitarianism?

[Wonder Warthog]

"Take a good shot of your favorite calming agent before reading further."

They lost me with the first word in the title--"communitarianism" being simply another alias for Communism. The TRUE agenda (Communism) having been pretty much discredited by the completely vicious and inhumane treatments of their own citizens, the advocates of Communist ideas now find it necessary to re-invent themselves under another name.

It is no surprise that "citizen (aka "domestic) disarmament" is high on the agenda, as failure to do so might result in resistance of said citizens when the government jack-booted goons come to arrest, torture, and/or kill them.

[merak]

This thing is basically simple. The question to these cretins is, are you willing to die trying to deprive me of the 2'nd ammendment? Because, I AM willing to die defending it.

[Skibane]

It is high time for the federal government to outlaw gun possession by anyone except the police and the military, and to round up all firearms currently in private hands.

That very first sentence says it all: A state where only the police and military have guns is, by definition, a police state.

[Ken H]

Moreover, Domestic Disarmament offers an entirely new vantage point from which to view the firearms issue--from the communitarian context, in which the individual's responsibilities to society are seen as more important than the unlimited exercise of rights.

Communitarian-- have to keep that term in mind.

[PatrioticAmerican]

No need to read this. We all know what happens when people are unarmed and their goobermint is armed.

No need to read this. We all know why these people want us unarmed, and it ain't for our safety.

No need to read this. We know what idiots these "junk scientists" liberals are.

[PatrioticAmerican]

The root of their "ban guns" campaign is using government guns to enforce the no gun policy. That, alone, shoots their idea full of holes.

"We hate guns, so we will use guns to disarm the people."