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[Michael Czeiszperger <michael AT czeiszperger.org>]

On Apr 26, 2005, at 2:12 PM, Shea Tisdale wrote:

> Actually it's a perfect analogy.  Speech, in the right (or wrong) 
> hands, is
> a far more powerful weapon than any firearm.  All things have 
> consequences
> and a single speech can result in consequences far worse than many 
> people
> can imagine.  Nations have been moved to war on the breath of a speech 
> and
> sometimes those wars aren't even just.

The whole argument trying to link free speech and firearms is a red 
herring meant to scare people, which is evidenced by the fact you 
didn't address my arguments about the current perfectly reasonable 
limits on speech.  There's a huge difference between the lawful 
expression of one's opinion, and slander, threats, harrassement, and 
intimidation.

 If you are going to argue that there should be no limits on speech, 
then you're going to have to address why slander, threats of bodily 
harm, harassment and intimidation should be legal.

If you're going to argue there should be no limits on the ownership of 
weapons, then you're going to have to address why people should be 
allowed to own rocket propelled grenade launchers, tanks, and nuclear 
weapons.

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