Posted on 06/10/2007 2:23:43 AM PDT by neverdem
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Last week a woman, high on crack, plowed her car into a neighborhood fair, running over 30 people. Thank God no one was killed. But in the aftermath, not a single person called for “Car Control”.
I’m a firm believer in gun control. Aim carefully, control your breathing and gently squeeze the trigger. This will help you control your gun and hit your target more consistently.
Be glad you live in Va.
I live in republic of King Richard(IL)
Controlled by whim of the mayor(King Richard) of Chgo
Who never met a gun control law he did not like.
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Have you gotten yours yet? Grab ‘em while you can!
Will there be a temporary ping list? I’d like to be notified when the next installment comes out.
Ah yes. For what feels like many centuries the cruel Daleys have ruled that land.
LOL, every state should have one. Makes life so interesting.
I’ll put the keyword fromanhistory on each installment.
But if you control guns, you control murder.
Look at Rwanda...
...oh. Nevermind.
bm
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thank you!
Restrictions On Slaves, Freed Negroes & Roman Catholics
The State of Maryland offers a good example of how "gun control" has been used to keep people in their place. Maryland was first settled by English colonists in 1631. Within a few decades, numerous plantations had been established which required a substantial amount of manpower. Much of the labor was provided by African slaves who, doubtless, would have preferred to be free. A rebellion of armed slaves could have laid waste to the plantation system, jeopardizing the economic viability of the entire colony. This possibility was not lost upon wealthy planters. To help keep slaves "in their place" the colonial assembly (comprised largely of slave owners) passed Maryland's very first gun control law. Chapter XLIV, Section XXXII of the Acts of 1715 provided:
That no negro or other slave within this province shall be permitted to carry any gun, or any other offensive weapon, from off their master's land, without license from their said master; and if any negro or other slave shall presume to do so, he shall be liable to be carried before a justice of the peace, and be whipped, and his gun or other offensive weapon shall be forfeited to him that shall seize the same and carry such negro so offending before a justice of the peace.
I think that would also include Airports like Meigs Airfield.
bttt
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1846265/posts
This has been previously posted. I say that so y’all can see the comments there, rather than as condemnation, as the title is somewhat different. IMHO, although this article is rather soft in it’s presentation, what it says cannot be repeated too often. There are some good comments here, as well, perhaps we can provoke more discussion on the subject.
And the first real push for laws against the concealed carry of weapons came in the post civil war south, where laws were passed to keep freed slaves disarmed.
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