🚀 go-pugleaf

In git.announce sol <solomon@angband.org> alleged:
-> In git.general Brandon Berg <gte125h@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
->> sol <solomon@angband.org> wrote in message
->> news:8d57f5$b8r$1@news-int.gatech.edu...
->>> If we had to wait until somebody did something illegal before we could
->>> legislate their actions, there would be _no_ law in the first place!

->> I think I might prefer that to our current state of too much law. You
->> can always defend yourself in a state of anarchy, but now, with the new
->> push for gun control (along with various other fascist measures), the
->> government is trying to deny us even that right.

-> I think you overestimate the value of anarchy.  ;)

I think you underestimate the threat of government.  I am by no means
an anarchist, but I also by no means believe the government is on *MY*
side or looking out for *MY* best interests.  Maybe they are working
for the common good, but from what I see, it seems more likely they
are working to keep themselves in their positions of power and increase
the power those positions wield, usually at my expense in one form
or fashion.

->> majority of gun owners (especially the ones who give their children guns
->> at young ages) are responsible, intelligent people who understand the
->> danger which guns can pose in the hands of those who do not know how to
->> use them. This is reflected in the attitude and behavior of their
->> children with regard to guns.

-> I would say that the majority of _legal_ gun owners are responsible,
-> yes.  I do not believe that the average person, however, is intelligent
-> enough to properly teach and monitor their child with respect to
-> handguns.  

I don't believe the average person is intelligent enough to quit watching
TV and do something useful with their life.  I think TV should be banned,
and computer games too.

-- 
John Cronin