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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
So you would encourage the whole populace to chip in, hand over their guns?
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Yes, or face procecution.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
I disagree. The founding fathers had seen what a totalitarian government could do with a disarmed populace and thats why they wrote the second amendment. The founders own quotes in preparing the BoR show that they intended for every american to be able to own arms for their defense and defense of the state. One of Thomas Jeffersons quotes - "Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state."
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I'm sure they did and I restate that I don't think they could forsee the issues that have arisen from the widespread abuse of handguns.
You can live by Jefferson's words with your long guns. You don't need handguns to do this.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
this sounds familiar, like - 'you make your own liquor, you do time.'
that worked out real well too.
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You are right. The difference would have to be in the prosecution. It *would* be difficult to enforce and it will be a long fight.
I see it as way more worthy a *war* than the war on drugs ever was.