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So. We are paranoid to worry about them confiscating our guns, are we?
 
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Argh... khagler, I can understand that you don't want people confiscating guns. I'm fine with that, really. But on the other hand I can understand that most people wouldn't want their friend or family member to blow their brains out just because they were suicidal and a gun happened to be at the ready.

I agree whole-heartedly that leaving a gun in the possession of a suicidal person is just plain stupid. However, I also feel that it is a decision not for the state to make, but for a licensed psychologist (even one employed by the state). Using suicide rates as an excuse to disarm Americans in general won't get anyone anywhere.
Quote:khagler wrote:
Personally,
I'm all in favor of abolishing the standing army (as the founders of
the US intended)
..... Okay, you know what I'm gonna do here?  I'll tell you what I'm gonna do here.  I'm gonna beat you over the head with freaking Art of War by Sun-freaking-Tzu!  Because no matter how paranoid you are, you cannot argue against Sun Tzu's incontrovertible truths.
Quote:Sun Tzu wrote:
The art of war teaches us to rely not on the
likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness
to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking,
but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.
You see, after the American Revolution, we had a problem: the British were still pretty damn sore about the whole affair.  Sore enough that they began to raid American ships and press gang their crews.  And thus the War of 1812 began.  (Sure, that wasn't the only reason, but it sure as hell was one of the prime motivators.)  And then we had no choice but to maintain not only a standing army, but a standing navy as well.
I'm not even gonna get into the whole getting rid of the police thing.  I don't even have any idea where in the blue fuck that came from, especially with that last bit there about people with guns imposing their will on others.  You make us sound like a nation of fucking slavers.
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