Re: rooters & shooters in Oz

[Gary MacLennan <g.maclennan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 12:39 PM 5/16/96 -0400, Kevin (?) or Bhodi wrote:

I used to be in favor of quite radical (by American standards) gun
>control, until I read that 60% of Republicans were also (naturally. I had
>to rethink my position ;-).  Now, I think the main issue is what one
>might call "gun order" which is removing local inconsistencies that make
>draconian gun laws in one state (such as mine) or one city (such as New
>York) moot by creating underground markets where legally purchased guns
>are sold illegally.
>


Ah It is comfortng at times when people are predictable.

The papers here have given more coverage of the threat of the rooters and
shooters to organise.  The meetings are being addressed by some ex cop from
Arizona, called MacLamb.  Does anyone know anything about him?  I would be
grateful for some info on this which I could publish.

The rooters and shooters have blamed the "homosexual gestapo" for the ban on
guns.  Their arguments are also classically liberterian as are those of most
shooters, hence Bhodi's support.  But liberterianism is indeed a strange
phenomenon. So left in appearance so right in essence. At this juncture in
Australia the call to disarm the population is essentially a call to disarm
the extreme right.  The fact that the conservatives have done it is actually
immaterial.  Think of the dialectic, dear Bhodi!

regards

Gary





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