| From: | IronRaven cyberraven@********.net |
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| Subject: | Value and so on.... |
| Date: | Fri, 16 Jul 1999 08:11:52 -0400 |
>are unloaded. After Washington is burnt down, the armoured force proceeds up
>the road to Baltimore, where it meets the militia with their assault rifle
One of the first rules of fighting a guerilla war- don't take standup
battles. If you forget that, you will die.
I that situation, I'd go to ground for about a week.
>Surface-to-Air Missile? Or a working tank?
You can own tank, that isn't illegal. The ammunition of the main gun
reguires permits up the wazoo, though.
>And in the meantime, while you wait for the drek to hit the fan, you have
>teenage kids fighting gang wars with those same weapons. You don't need an
In the US, it was perfectly legal for a twelve year old to order a Tommy
gun through the mail prior to 1934, and a basic shotgun, rifle or pistol
through the mail until 1968. Street gangs are a sociological event, not a
technological one.
Also, look at Isreal. Ordinance of colors and flavors is available there.
They do't even have the street gang problem the Brits do. You are
argueeing that using or restricing technology will solve a sociological
issue is like saying you can cure cancer with a monkey wrench.
CyberRaven
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