The right to bear arms?

--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "Ed Minchau"
> --- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, Al Globus
> >
> > On Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 01:09 PM, victoriatangoman
> wrote:
> >
> > > Shall the citizens of the Habitats have the right to bear arms
in
> > > order to prtect their property and to counterbalance the power
of
> > > their government?
> >
> > Not in my colony. You're welcome to have them in yours.
> >
> Good luck defending your colony against those that do.
>
> > > What are the unique circumstances of a Habitat that would make
> the
> > > above proposition less likely to occur?
> >
> > Many countries, most with low violent crime rates, have low levels
> of
> > gun ownership. I suggest looking at them.
> >
> Canada has a higher per-capita rate of gun ownership than the USA.
> Switzerland's rate of gun ownership is even higher, approaching
> 100%. Violent crime rates in Britain and Australia skyrocketed
> following their introduction of gun-control laws (as now the
> potential victims were defenceless against criminals who don't give
> a damn about such laws). And finally, Nazi Germany had extremely
> strict gun-control laws.
>
> Ed