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To: Elmer who wrote (126602)	10/20/2000 3:40:05 PM
From: dougSF30	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578642

Hey Elmer, It's actually unclear the 2nd amendment has anything to do with individual gun ownership rights... as opposed to being a states rights vs. federal gov sorta thing. (states allowed to have well-armed militias) But your point about more advanced weapons makes clear the folly of unlimited individual gun rights, even if that were the intention of the 2nd amendment: Why not allow folks to carry tactical nuclear weapons? Those are arms, right? If one answers "no", there isn't a 'principle' anymore, but rather an argument over where to draw the line. The gun-control camp wants the line drawn lower. The gun-crowd has largely been duped into thinking there's some great principle at stake, even though 95% of them actually WOULD NOT support an unlimited right to bear arms, if they thought about the ramifications for a second or two. The other 5% simply like blowing things up with big guns. Doug