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In article <1887@tnc.UUCP>, m0102@tnc.UUCP (FRANK NEY) writes:
> 
> > Excessive paranoia on the part of gun owners will not help.
> 
> Excuse me, but if you consider remembering the lessons of Nazi Germany
> and Stalinist Russia, not to mention the more recent activities of

Would you care to explain the relevance of the Nazi/Stalinist regimes to this
thread.

> California, New Jersey and New York City to be 'excessive paranoia,'
> then your reality check just bounced.

> All governments, however formed, have used firearms registration lists
> to confiscate them at a later date.  Once that happens, government is
> free to do whatever they want to defenseless citizens.  Believe it or
> not, the Second Amendment is in the Constitution for a purpose. 
> Ignore that purpose, lose your freedom, and you only have yourself to
> blame.

Anyone who thinks that the public will be able to defend themselves against
the government with ~9mm semi-auto handguns is definitely a few cards short of a
deck.

My accusation of 'excessive paranoia' referred to the 'knee jerk' reaction of
NRA supporters to any attempt to restrict the supply of particular weapons to
the general public.


Kev.
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