Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 02:04:27 +0000 (GMT) From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> To: jmb@hub.freebsd.org (Jonathan M. Bresler) Cc: tlambert@primenet.com, cjclark@home.com, mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org, noslenj@swbell.net, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Guns and freedom [Was: Re: On "intelligent people" and "dangers to BSD"] Message-ID: <200003300204.TAA22358@usr01.primenet.com> In-Reply-To: <20000329133154.286EF37B7AC@hub.freebsd.org> from "Jonathan M. Bresler" at Mar 29, 2000 05:31:54 AM
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> > On the other hand, if Janet Reno drives up to my door in an
> > M-1 Abrhams Main Battle Tank, I would feel a tad justified in
> > owning an "assault weapon" ("a threatening weapon").
>
> Terry, now what would you do with that bullet firing assult
> weapon against Janet Reno in a M-1 Abrhams Main Battle Tank? A very
> significant proportion of infantry use their rifle (assault or
> otherwise) infrequently. One of the main jobs of sargents in several
> armies is to get other their soldiers to fire their rifles. The
> feeling of impotence when holding a rifle while confronting an armored
> emeny is very nearly overwhelming.
Human wave assault. Just like trench warfare in World War I. If
you are willing to expend enough of your people on a goal, it can
be accomplished.
Worse case scenario, 5 guys out of 500 get to the tank, and weld
her into the damn thing, and she eventually starves to death...
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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