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From: Quindrael d.n.m.vannederveen@****.warande.ruu.nl
Subject: Value and so on....
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 15:44:34 +0200
>However, there are legitimate
>reasons for a citizen to hold a gun. And one of them is to defend himself.
>In general, the military and police do a very good job protecting our
>interests. But no matter how good they are, they cannot be everywhere. As a
>citizen I have the right to defend myself if I so choose.

Problem is, that the harder you defend yourself, the greater the chance
someone will not only try to intimidate or subdue you, but actually hurt or
even kill you, because they are "defending" themselves (maybe it's not
defense in a legal way, but it is from the viewpoint of surviving).

VrGr David

"Shapes of angels the night casts lie dead but dreaming in my past and
they're here, they want to meet you, they want to play with you, so take
the dream."
(Fields of the Nephilim - "Sumerland (what dreams may come)")

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