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Old 06-05-2008, 11:54 AM   #1
DanaC
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I don't need a gun to defend myself....I pay taxes to ensure a police force and an army for that. Not wanting everybody to have the right to walk about armed to the teeth with lethal weaponry is not the same as not being willing to mount a defence when needed. I am pro gun control, but I am not a pacifist.
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Old 06-07-2008, 12:38 AM   #2
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I don't need a gun to defend myself....I pay taxes to ensure a police force and an army for that. Not wanting everybody to have the right to walk about armed to the teeth with lethal weaponry is not the same as not being willing to mount a defence when needed. I am pro gun control, but I am not a pacifist.
Who is going to protect you from the police or the government when they choose to attack you rather than defend?

Everyone has the right to walk down the street armed as much as they want to be and neither you, nor the combined remaining population of the planet earth combined has any legitimate authority or right to prevent them from doing so.
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