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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mark Harjes who wrote (133949)	3/28/2001 7:08:16 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Respond to of 769667

I agree with everything you've stated about the need for security. I have previously stated my deep admiration for our armed forces, and the deep trust I place in them. I just don't draw the same line forward from individual ownership of handguns to our national security or the Revolutionary War. I believe it is a bit of a stretch. I can believe that the founding fathers had concerns about whether democracy would really work; remember, some wanted Washington to become King of America. However, I think that 200+ years of making it work, through the best and worst of times, have proved and reproved that it works. I believe that has reduced the need for a 'standing militia' that includes 'all able bodied men'. If it doesn't, then I haven't been getting my militia meeting notices in the mail...