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WI: US should follow world example on guns
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As a retired British Army officer with 20 years of service and now living in Madison, I find it disappointing to listen to the debate (if it can be called that) on the right to bear arms.
It goes without saying that weapons kill and, if in possession, there is an increased possibility damage will be done. Weapons for hunting may be considered differently. One thing is for sure: A semi-automatic assault rifle is not the weapon for either self-defense or hunting and should be removed from the market. The days of Billy the Kid and the O.K. Corral are well passed. |
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gariders
(2/5/2016)
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we fought a war to rid our selves of your side of the pond ideas.... |
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lbauer
(2/5/2016)
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And two wars to pull their butts out a crack. In WWII private American citizens donated thousands of firearms to the Brits so their home guard would not have to fight Nazi paratroopers off with pitchforks and broomsticks. And after the war those guns were melted down or dumped into the sea. Next time we'll know better. |
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Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation, the existence of subordinate governments, to which the people are attached, and by which the militia officers are appointed, forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any which a simple government of any form can admit of. Notwithstanding the military establishments in the several kingdoms of Europe, which are carried as far as the public resources will bear, the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. — James Madison, The Federalist Papers, No. 46 |
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