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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:
> 1)	the murder of defenseless civilians by serbian AND croat
> 	militias in yugoslavia
> 2)	the violent (clubbings and whippings) put down of peaceful
> 	rallies in china (many years prior to Tiananmin Square)
> 3)	the kidnappings and murders of civilians by police in
> 	chile, argentina, spain, morocco, and romania
> 4)	the beating by police of ethnic minorities in bulgaria,
> 	romania, hungary, argentina, and austria
> All of the above incidents are perfect examples of how the
> government can use and abuse its power when the populace has
> no means to defend itself.........
> 
> 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.

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.