and the colonial americans used them against the
british.

--- Mag Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> the jews in israel, notably the macabees, fought
> many years using gurella tacits because they had so
> few men to fight against the greeks and romans. in
> this way, they kept surprising all these big armies.
> so, the afghans used this technique against the
> russians, and now the iraqis use it against the
> us/british forces.
>
> mag
>
>
> Mag Raine is an author, artist, and serves on
> Oakland's disability commission.
>
> --- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi Ken,
>
>   The problem being here not the weapons but who is
> facing down who. Its =
> a lot easier to blow away a faceless, foreign bad
> guy - than your own =
> people. No matter what the government the military
> is made up of people. =
>
>
>                                               Trisha
>
>
> >   the iraqis have done wery well as snipers, etc
> and
> > you leftist are quick to point that out. the
> russians
> > faced down an army armed with tanks. the russians
> army
> > had nucks. they did not use them for the same
> reasons
> > that american governments would not use them. they
> > have to live on the land that would be rendered
> > useless for their lifetimes.
> >   if it were not for history you guys would have
> good
> > points.
> >=20
> > --- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > Hi Deri,
> > >
> > >    You said just what I thought!! - Also since
> the
> > > feds have a well =3D
> > > equipped military - not sure what a handgun can
> do
> > > against a tank or =3D
> > > APC, or Hummer - macine gun, etc.  I am sure the
> > > founders never imagined =3D
> > > the kind of weapons we have today or we would
> all
> > > have the =3D
> > > constitutional right to a bomb shelter, and
> > > mandatory military service. =3D
> > > I am truly curious what actual percentage of
> > > Amercian own a gun - beyond =3D
> > > the military and police, FBI, CIA and other
> alphabet
> > > soup agencies.=3D20
> > >
> > >    How are things across the pond these days?
> > >
> > >                                      Trisha
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Thursday 21 Aug 2003 4:38 pm, you wrote:
> > > > > as far as gun control. putting all the bs
> about
> > > > > hunting and sceet shooting aside where it
> should
> > > be.
> > > > > the founders put gun ownership in so the
> future
> > > > > oppresive governments could be overthrown.
> > > > >
> > > >=3D20
> > > > Hmm, difficult to fight off Poison Gas and
> other
> > > WMD (which your gov =3D
> > > has) with
> > > > handguns, at the time the founders wrote that
> they
> > > were saying the =3D
> > > populace
> > > > should have the same weapons as the gov.
> Personal
> > > Nukes? Luverly!!
> > > >=3D20
> > > > Cheers
> > > >=3D20
> > > > Deri
> >=20
> >=20
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