You really are a Republican, God Bless You!
--- "Leland F. Jackson, CPA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, I agree, because throughout history governments > have become corrupt > and tyrannical, and a democracy must be ever > vigilant against this > possibility. Even if the government authority is > not corrupt, they can > abandoned you when you need them most. > > An example of this was the police response during > and after Hurricane > Katrina, where so many police officer became > overwhelmed, did nothing, > went awol, or committed suicide, so the system > designed by government to > protect people can easily fail or be turned against > you. > > Regards, > > LelandJ > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Remember, people commit crimes, not weapons. > >> > > > > > >> Some very valid reason why the a person should > have the second amendment > >> right to bear arms for personal protection are: > >> > > > > > >> 1) Terrorism > >> 2) The lawlessness that occurs with disasters > like: > >> a) Hurricane Katrina > >> b) The bird Flu > >> c) A terrorist attack > >> d) Global Warming > >> e) Possible unavailability of Petrol due > to a world wide > >> shortage or other disruption like an OPEC > boycott. > >> 3) Then there are the more routine dangers that > could require a person > >> to defend himself like people targeted to become > victim of crime from > >> every source imaginable, like religious > fundamentalism and hate group to > >> organized and unorganized crime. > >> > > > > > >> 4) Attack from wild animals or domesticated > animal like pit bulldogs. > >> > > > > I can't believe I'm saying this to Leland, but > Preach it Brother!!! > > > > To which we need to add the dangers of runaway > goverment. Althought they did not realize it, > people picked up by the Nazis were almost dead > already. I wonder how long the practice of hauling > people off to concentration camps would have > continued if each person took one or two SS men with > him. > > > > We need to remember that the power of a government > against its own citizens is NOT unlimited in a > constutional democracy. It has been said that the > 2nd Amendment is the one that insures all the > others. > > > > Although I'm still not sure what the crime of the > Waco Wacko was, I have never seen anything that > justified the attack of Janet Reno's storm troupers > - either initially where several ATF agents were > killed or later with a bunch of innocent people died > trying to be left alone and harming no one. > > > > Government is not a source of liberty, but it sure > can extinguish it. > > > > -- > > Larry Miller > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > > multipart/mixed > > multipart/alternative > > text/plain (text body -- kept) > > text/html > > message/rfc822 > > --- > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
