Hi Horse:
> As far as I'm aware the reason for banning hand
> guns was to reduce the risk of armed insurrection. The UK government didn't
> want an armed population. It's as simple as that.
Hitler banned guns for the same reason. This country wants to keep
the option open for an armed insurrection in case the government
becomes overtly totalitarian.
> > Whether a cause or a correlation, government
> > programs rarely accomplish what they set out to accomplish and
> > always impose a cost in loss of freedom.
>
> I'd agree with you here and say that the 'war' in Afghanistan (which the US
> declared) is a prime example.
You might ask the Afghan people about freedom, especially the
women.
Platt
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