Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site utcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!shindman From: shindman@utcs.UUCP (Paul Shindman) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Re: gun control and freedom of choice Message-ID: <323@utcs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 8-Jan-85 18:56:15 EST Article-I.D.: utcs.323 Posted: Tue Jan 8 18:56:15 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 8-Jan-85 19:40:52 EST References: <137@ihdev.UUCP> <214@talcott.UUCP> Reply-To: shindman@utcs.UUCP (Paul Shindman) Organization: University of Toronto - General Purpose UNIX Lines: 26 Summary: In article <214@talcott.UUCP> gjk@talcott.UUCP (Greg Kuperberg) writes: >> The major issue in gun control is freedom of choice. It is a person's >> right to use his gun in any way that he or she feels fit, including killing >> someone. This is a basic right. Of course as a citizen of this country >> a person also has the corresponding responsibility, namely, to not misuse >> his tools to harm another person or infringe on another person's rights. >... >> Replies to: Russell Spence > >That settles it. Legalize nukes! >--- > Greg Kuperberg > harvard!talcott!gjk > Come on, Greg. Arming everyone with nukes is ridiculous! Not only that but what about the environmental effects of the guy down the street atomizing a burglar with even a 0.5 kiloton nuke??? I say it's high time that regular explosives were de-regulated. The government has no right to tell me I can't take care of that burglar with an ordinary hand grenade. If I snuff the burglar on my lawn, well, the only fallout is from the neighbours saying how unsightly the 3 foot hole in the lawn looks. (but the fertilizing effect of the burglar should overcome that) ......................mega :-) ........