Posted on 04/29/2002 12:43:06 PM PDT by 45Auto
Edited on 09/03/2002 4:50:24 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The problem stems partly from a booming underworld economy. Smugglers based in the war-torn Balkans pump an industrial-sized flow of illicit firearms into the European Union As crime has dropped in the United States in recent years, it has worsened in much of Europe, despite generous welfare states designed to prevent U.S.-style inequality and social conflict ...
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The bottom line is exactly what we RKBA advocates have been saying for years: Three steps to the destruction of a nation are 1)outlaw all private gun ownership and signal to criminals that the entire country is now a victim-rich environment; 2)Coddle welfare bums into believing that THEY are the victims, 3)ban guns and lose ALL control over their import and sale with the rise of a booming (no pun intended) black market. These are all lessons to be learned from the sickness of Socialism.
Wrong. There is a neo-fascist socialism developing all over Europe coupled with a myopic view that guns CAUSE crime in combination with a near uncontrolled immigration from the turd world.
Instead of easing social tensions, socialism CREATES a climate in which people BELIEVE they are unequal victims of discrimination, etc, etc, etc, ad naseum. In such a world, firearms in the hands of decent citizens act as a powerful DETERRENT to unbridled crime. That's the message these rotten politicians will not believe; or if they do, they care more about their absolute power and authority than they do about the peace and tranquility of a well-armed society. A pox on them all.
Socialism is a disease and we are seeing some of the symptoms grow in Europe.
"Peace Through Superior Firepower."
LA Times | 042802 | By SEBASTIAN ROTELLA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Posted on 4/29/02 8:06 AM Eastern by RichardEdward
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