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In <39774o$ip2@crchh518.bnr.ca> tomg@bnr.ca Tom Gargulak writes:

>
>In article <1NOV199413405423@jane.uh.edu>, st29i@jane.uh.edu (Emperor Jose) writes:
>> 
>> I feel the second amendment was created to prevent what I have
>> personally witnessed throughout the world including:
>>
>> [examples elided.]
>> 
>> THAT is what I feel the purpose of the second amendment is for
>> and THAT is also the purpose the founding fathers had as
>> evidenced through reading 'The Federalist Papers'....
>
>Well written.  Its nice not to get torn to shreds when someone
>disagrees.  But I disagree because our government who controls
>the military has weapons that are significantly more powerful
>than what is available to the public.

You say this as if it is actually relevant.  It isn't.  See any guerilla
war to see whether light infantry weapons are effective against
governments with "weapons that are significantly more powerful".

>
>When the constitution was written the arms allowed to be owned
>by the public were essentially whatever was available and one
>could afford.  Today that is most definitely not the case.     

And, other than those weapons which are subject to international
controls, it should probably still be that way.

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