Possible Motive Emerges In The Connecticut Shooting

[popeyespappy]

Actually Shell the evidence would suggest they wanted the people to be as well armed as the regular army. [/quote]

Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an American. -Tench Coxe, The Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb. 20, 1788.

[Tiberius]

Of course they did. The whole point of that amendment is so that the government could be overthrown if it got too oppressive (as they did with the UK government).

[Violet]

"Consider: it is also *used more frequently* than all drugs and domestic guns combined. Increase the usage of the rest, and you'll likely see similar results'"....because it's far less regulated than guns and drugs are...Increase the regulation on the selling, purchasing, and usage of alcohol and watch the death rate decrease...

Not so Other drugs are simply banned. There are immensely more regulations put towards purchasing alcohol legally I'll note in particular that bootlegged alcohol is still quite common in Alaska Native villages.

Or we could ban it, like we did during the prohibition era That certainly was effective at reducing the usage of and deaths relating to alcohol

" Note: this does not mean they are somehow not responsible for their actions while drunk... but very few people assume they have a chance of killing someone while they are intoxicated."...correct...they bear the responsibility for their actions...whether or not they intended to kill someone, they were still aware of the potential consequences before they decided to get drunk...they're not absolved of guilt in anyway...

Weren't you listening? People are not remotely aware of what they might do under the influence of a "class 4 narcotic" XD I'd bet most of them drink without even considering the completely unknowable possible consequences to their drinking. Hence we have people waking up next to newly pregnant cows they've never seen in their lives, without remembering what they did the night before and a baseball bat with glass splinters embedded into it in their corner, and with untold damages to their car which might as well have come from aliens

People also (as a rule) do not bear the responsibility for their actions. They blame all manners of things, from themselves, to alcohol, to other people, to the next door neighbor's dog and their evil children. Whatever guilt people may (or may not!) feel is utterly irrelevant as to whether or not they are responsible (or taking responsibility). Listen next time

[Shell B]

Actually Shell the evidence would suggest they wanted the people to be as well armed as the regular army.

Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an American. -Tench Coxe, The Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb. 20, 1788.

[/quote]

That's what I said, essentially.

[Anomalocaris]

Where do I buy my nuclear weapon and VX nerve gas?

[Mister Agenda]

The black market I suppose, since they're not legally available, but have you tried offering the military-industry complex a few miillion dollars?