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Acetylene · 07-11-2004, 07:22 AM

Aww, you guys don't know your history :P

Guns don't create freedom, any more than cheap steel made the Roman conscripted free, or the longbow made the English peasants free.

They DO allow you to defend yourself against a certain type of infringement on your freedom, and that is a forceful, external control which can be personified in a single person or group. In other words, they can protect you ONLY IF you have a target to shoot at.

Think about it: If the government sends a search and siezure party into your home and you have a gun, you can force them to leave because you can match their force. Thus, you have protected your freedom.

Meanwhile, your daughter wants you to spend 200 dollars to buy her the right pair of athletic shoes so she can fit in with the Cool Kids. She's being controlled, she's being prevented from making her own decision about what she wants to wear, but no gun will help you here.

In other words, freedom is a lot more complicated than just protecting yourself from armed intrusion. But, it's nice to be able to protect yourself in case a situation that requires a gun every arrives.

07-11-2004, 07:22 AM	#67 (permalink)
Acetylene Addict Location: under a rock	Aww, you guys don't know your history :P Guns don't create freedom, any more than cheap steel made the Roman conscripted free, or the longbow made the English peasants free. They DO allow you to defend yourself against a certain type of infringement on your freedom, and that is a forceful, external control which can be personified in a single person or group. In other words, they can protect you ONLY IF you have a target to shoot at. Think about it: If the government sends a search and siezure party into your home and you have a gun, you can force them to leave because you can match their force. Thus, you have protected your freedom. Meanwhile, your daughter wants you to spend 200 dollars to buy her the right pair of athletic shoes so she can fit in with the Cool Kids. She's being controlled, she's being prevented from making her own decision about what she wants to wear, but no gun will help you here. In other words, freedom is a lot more complicated than just protecting yourself from armed intrusion. But, it's nice to be able to protect yourself in case a situation that requires a gun every arrives. __________________ There's no justice. There's just us.