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: Mohit K Goyal <goyal@utdallas.edu> wrote:
: >Reminds me of the NRA staunch support for the "cop-killer" bullet...

: Make sense.

: The purpose of the 2nd amendment is to allow the citizens to defend themselves
: against tyrants. The tyrants are going to be using tanks and machine guns and
: mortars and helicopter gunships. Teflon bullets are just the beginning of what
: you'd need to fight off the army (or the BATF).

The teflon bullet has absolutely no use vis a vis armor penetration. The
teflon jacket is discarded as the bullet exits the barrel; its sole purposes
are 1) to protect the barrel of the firing weapon, and 2) to raise a furor
among the public and thus promote sales.

Let's face it, the gun/anti-gun issue is a non-issue like abortion, smoking,
and gay rights. These issues reflect symptoms, not causes. The fact that
they have risen to such status reflects America's inabilty to deal with real
problems.

The more we argue about these issues, the more smoke is raised to cover the
real issues that are tearing apart the world's society. Politicians use
these issues to make their political careers. What's worse, the fascination
that our society has with xenophobia is exacerbating the disintegration of
our world. Intolerance is being encouraged to hide the real problems.

How about this for the real problem: the world economy is slowing down. Too
many people are competing for too few resources, and as free enterprise does
what it's designed to do, resources are being concentrated in fewer and
fewer hands leaving precious little for the rest of the folks. This brings
on unemployment and dissatisfaction which advertisers use to sell more cheap
trinkets to make the huddled masses think their lives are better than they
are when no real wealth has been transferred. Deep down the masses feel
something is wrong, but they are being told by their leaders (advertisers
not politicians) that it can be solved by buying more trinkets. We're
selling our world for a few glass beads! Sound familiar?

Anyway, don't pay attention to non-issues. Guns aren't the problem any more
than smoking or gays are the problems. 

PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN! (from the Wizard of Oz).