On 24-Feb-2005, Scott Weiser wrote:

This demonstrates the depth of your misunderstanding. The whole point of our
2nd Amendment and our very system of government is that the government does
not "permit" anything.

But you keep ignoring the _fact_ that your government and any government
can restrict rights. That is a fact. Your government has restricted
the rights of blacks, Indians, women and others in the past and still
can't muster full freedom for all citizens.

As long as you can't guarantee that your government will never change
rights, you will never be absolutely free. A few fat men with guns
notwithstanding.

Mike