From: hperni@AmericanJunta.com   
      
               Let's get something straight from the outset: The intent of the   
   Second Amendment is not to allow hunters to indulge in their favorite sport.   
   It is not about target shooting, or even about protecting your life and   
   property from muggers and other Ne'er-do-wells. The second amendment is   
   about protecting our freedom from an overbearing government when it gets too   
   big for its britches.   
      
   Lest we forget, the founding fathers, as they set about framing the   
   constitution that would create a new country, had just finished wresting   
   that freedom from a totalitarian government, by force of arms. These were   
   wise men, who foresaw that governments that cannot be opposed will   
   inevitably abrogate the rights of citizens in favor of the interests of the   
   rulers. There is only one thing that prevents a government from trampling on   
   the rights of its citizens, that is the fear that, pushed too far, they will   
   fight back.   
      
   Kent State, Ruby Ridge, Waco, MOVE . . . we do not have to look far to see   
   evidence that, unchecked, our government will perpetrate the same abuses   
   against its people as many other governments have in the past. Moreover, we   
   also see that our men in uniform--soldiers, National Guard, FBI,   
   police--will just as happily follow orders to shoot innocent citizens of   
   their own country as any invading force. the only thing that will give them   
   pause is the knowledge that some may shoot back.   
      
   I consider myself a man of peace. I believe in non-violent solutions when   
   such are available. However, I am also a realist, and my experience with   
   those in positions of power provides no basis for believing that those who   
   lust for power will ever restrain themselves from abusing it. Sadly, my   
   experience with those who "only follow orders" has, similarly, shown me that   
   a Nazi is a Nazi, regardless of their uniform, or the particular words with   
   which they "Seig Hiel!"   
      
   As the father of two children, I would very much like them to grow up in a   
   safe, sane society. I worry about the armed thugs in our inner-city slums;   
   about rampaging students in our schools; and about the proliferation of   
   violence in our culture. Unfortunately, disarming the citizens, and granting   
   irresistible power to the government will not lead to the free country in   
   which I would like my children to grow up.   
      
   Hence, in my opinion, citizens should not only be allowed to arm themselves,   
   they should be able to achieve parity in armament with those in government,   
   since they are the ones against whom our freedom must ultimately be   
   protected.   
      
      
      
   Hollis,   
      
   http://www.AmericanJunta.com   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
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