guns & purses (was Re: guns & crime)

[Michael Perelman]

Is it not rather silly to think that some handguns, rifles, or shotguns would
constitute a serious threat to state power, given the enormity of the
military might of United States.  You might be able to assassinate a handful
of people, but such firepower would not be ineffective deterrent.  I think of
the Israelis sending rockets back in response to children hurling rocks.


> James Heartfield wrote:
> >
> >>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 ...
> >
> >Doug
>
> Really!  A couple of carrel commandoes like you two talking about
> gunslinging as the road to a better society -- it's pathetic.
>
> Carl
>
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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
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