In any case, some crimes,
> like the
> beating of Rodney King or the rape of Abner Louima,
> would
> appear less attractive to the perpetrators in such a
> context,
> or would at least be likely to have interestingly
> different
> outcomes.
>
Oh, please. If either of these gentlemen were packing, they would be very dead right now. Where does this romantic myth of the virtues of an armed populace come from, anyway? The State has more force at its disposal than any citizen's group can bring to bear. Do really think these right-wing "Michigan Militia" types would stand for two minutes against a real army? Guns in the hands of citizens are good for only one thing - killing other citizens. The Feds ain't worried.
Jim Baird
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