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2003-06-01 East/Subsaharan Africa

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Posted by Paul Moloney 2003-06-01 07:21 pm|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sounds like the Hema could have used a Second Amendment of their own. Some of them would still have died, but so would many of their attackers. Thugs don't like it when their victims fight back.

I'd say "Handgun Control, take note," but I'm sure they know the logical end result of their campaign if they should prevail (of course, they will have armed guards, since they're more important than we peasants). We probably won't have to worry too much about machetes....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2003-06-01 21:18:24|| 2003-06-01 21:18:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Iraq was filled with weapons, even during the Saddam Hussein era. He never cared to take them away from the population. They didn't do any good to the population.

Second Amendment supporters overestimate the usefulness of handguns in defending against massacres and other violations of human rights..

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2003-06-01 21:52:34|| 2003-06-01 21:52:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Not exactly true. Actually, the weapons in Iraq were mainly in the hands of the Saddamite thugs, and they weren't just handguns. Also, most Arab countries are tribal societies withsout a sense fo nationhood. As they say, "My cousin and I against the world, and my brother and I against my cousin."

Posted by Anonymous Troll 2003-06-01 22:05:12|| 2003-06-01 22:05:12|| Front Page Top

#4 You need the will and the credibility to use the weapons. No guarantees of victory, but deterrence is not about victory as it is about being left alone, which is what the Hema really wanted.

Posted by Ptah 2003-06-02 06:02:04|| [www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-06-02 06:02:04|| Front Page Top

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