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Politics : Foreign Policy Discussion Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: teevee who wrote (5547)5/21/2003 4:23:50 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh  Respond to of 15991
 
I agree that Iraqi citizens should have the right to bare arms. However, in the summer sunburn may be a problem.



To: teevee who wrote (5547)5/21/2003 6:39:30 PM
From: Hawkmoon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 15991
 
If Iraq is to become a democracy, shouldn't Iraqi citizens have the right to bare arms?

I guess you have a reading impairment. The article stated that Iraqis would be able to keep small arms for personal protection...

My problem with all the weapons is that they are attending demonstrations and walking the streets brandishing AK-47s, with some firing them into the air (or at US troops)..

Until there is some semblance of order established in Iraq, no publicly owned weapons should be permitted on Iraqi streets.

And what's the "American Rifle Association"?? I've never heard of it..

Hawk



To: teevee who wrote (5547)5/22/2003 1:39:59 AM
From: D. Long  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 15991
 
You're not allowed to have automatic weapons or artillery and rockets in the US either. That's what is being confiscated. Iraqis will still be allowed to own small arms for home protection.

Derek