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From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@hub.freebsd.org>
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	Lambert on Wed, 29 Mar 2000 03:51:35 +0000 (GMT))
Subject: Re: Guns and freedom [Was: Re: On "intelligent people" and "dangers to BSD"]
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> 
> This nation (the United States) was born from armed citizens
> with as good or better weapons than their oppressors rising
> up against tyrrany.  This was less than 225 years ago, which
> is only about three times the current adult life expectances.
> 

1776:
	British Army:		muskets and cannon.
	Revolutionaries:	muskets.

	not too inequal

1999:
	British Army:		tanks, arty, rifles
	Revolutionaries:	rifles.

	ouch.

	trying to fight against a combined arms unit with only rifles
is a real bear.

jmb


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