Posted on 04/22/2014 5:39:23 AM PDT by Kaslin
“If the author thinks illegally arming 70,000 Jews in a nation of 45 million would accomplish anything, he’s stupid.”
History suggests your hypothesis is less than defensible.
The ability to flee is a function of volition and finance.
When government goes seriously bad, and flight is impossible, then the weapon is the only means to take some of the enemies with you.
As the Vikings believed, your servant staff in Valhalla depends on the number you killed.
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