>All the same, I find it hard to believe that you could argue for a
>disarming of the populace without reinforcing their dependence upon the
>state.
Unlike anti-gun lefties, I'm not totally immune to this argument, but the U.S. isn't an inspiring test case. Is there any more depoliticized and alienated populace in the world? Is there any ruling class whose rule is stronger and less challenged?
Doug