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["Shea Tisdale" <shea AT sheatisdale.com>]

Michael Czeiszperger wrote: 
> Machine gun ownership is highly regulated, of course.  Or are you
> saying people either can or should own rocket propelled grenade
> launchers?  How about tanks?  How about mortars?  How about nuclear
> weapons?

So now it's highly regulated.  A minute ago it was "There's a reason people
aren't allowed to own weapons like rocket propelled grenades or machine guns
or tanks..."  

And I never said that people should be able to own any of those
weapons/destructive devices.  I simply pointed out that your statement was
factually incorrect.  

> Obviously you, and 99% of people draw a line where they think some
> weapons are appropriate for the public and some or not.
> 
> 
> > And many people would agree with you.  Some people would even go so
> > far as
> > to say speech and decent are so dangerous that they should be kept
> > from the
> > general populace too.
> 
> While words alone can not hurt you, a person can be subjected to
> slander, threats, harrassement, and intimidation, all of which are
> government regulation of speech.

Speech is regulated in a much different way than guns though.  Law abiding
citizens don't have to apply for a permit and have a background check before
they have a right to speak.  And if someone is speaking at you, you have a
right to speak back.  You don't have to retreat if an escape is available.