"My posts are not meant to project smugness . All I 'd like to say is that systems operate , other than your own ; It is possible to be a democracy without everyone carrying around a 9mm . That is why I also give examples of other countries such as Great Britain and New Zealand ( both of whom have a general police force that is itself unarmed ) . I say this because the was an argument put forward to suggest that without a heavily armed citizenry , the people could be oppressed . So , rather than deal with a hypothetical - what if this happened in the USA , I thought I 'd look to where there are actual cases of democracies with unarmed citizens . There are differing degrees of gun control . Canada has a fair few guns ... but I do n't believe it 's a 'constitutional ' issue . However , the large amount of small arms in the USA must have something to do with the large amount of deaths by small-arms"
"Well were are fine thank you very much . If we did it any other way then we would not be Americans . The UK police are not unarmed . Just as the government takes civilian guns away . They were giving them to cops : http : //www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Ar ... 099970,00.html They are carrying full auto machine guns on patrol . Even US cops on patrol do not carry machine guns . '' On Monday in Brixton , south London , 28-year old Derek Bennett was shot six times by an officer who thought he was armed. `` http : //www.wsws.org/articles/2001/ju ... shot-j23.shtml Do n't trust the cops to be in your best interest . Authority is authority . Authority is not in the business of charity , nurture , or progressiveness . Authority is about control . At all levels , from the PIG cop giving tickets for kicks , to tyranical rape and murder ; authority is about control . Ask any cop from any country . They will tell you , when they put on a uniform , something `` magical `` happens . It is the semblance and air of AUTHORITY . Do you really think politicians enter politics for `` public good `` . They all want the office , they want the bearing of the office , they want PRIVILEDGES of office . If they want to be about charity and public good , they why are n't they working for charities ? Why are n't they working in labs to cure cancer ? Why are n't they in soup kitchens ? Why are n't they clegry ? Because none of those idealist efforts offer the priviledges , bearing , and authority of office . Come on , you know they want it . No matter what country your from or what political system , you know they want it . Firearms are not a necessary requirement for freedom . They are a necessary requirement for fighting oppression . I am quite happy to have my politicians and elected represenatives fear me . They are my servants . When people in power do not fear citizens , then people in power have a writ to try anything . Soviets had a meaningless Constitution . Every oppressed industrial government in modern times had a government that had no fear of represials from citizens ."
"All I 'd like to say is that systems operate , other than your own ; It is possible to be a democracy without everyone carrying around a 9mm ."
" No matter what country your from or what political system , you know they want it . Firearms are not a necessary requirement for freedom . They are a necessary requirement for fighting oppression ."