Date: Sat Nov 6 17:24:21 1999 From: jurist@ATTYMAIL.COM (Jurist) Subject: Post: How to win Usenet Debates: Lessons from the British Gun War To: AZRKBA@asu.edu
RKBA Defenders,
What sets Man apart from and above animals? The Learning Curve (and even animals can be taught!), or learning from the experiences of others.
We can learn from our brethren from overseas, as they, like so many times before, are on the leading edge of battle for the right to self defense.
And, once again, it may be up to us in the USA to spearhead the counter- attack against victim disarmament. However we win, it will be in large part because we have finally started to communicate nationally and *internationally* -- as the opposition **is** doing.
Thus, the RKBA is not just a city, state or federal matter. In reality it is an international struggle. Tim Starr from the UK has posted an article that contains info we may be able to use here at home.
I'll have to put his link on my International RKBA page!
In liberty,
Rick V.
HOW TO WIN USENET DEBATES: LESSONS FROM THE BRITISH GUN WAR By Tim Starr
[excerpt from long post]
>"In that speech, Neil outlined his strategy of making the enforcement of the Bill of Rights the mission of the LP, starting with uncompromising defense of the second amendment - never calling it "gun control", always calling it "victim disarmament" instead; promising to repeal or otherwise dispose of every single victim disarmament law on the books; promising to criminally prosecute evey public official who votes for or so much as tries to enforce victim disarmament laws. And then:
... once we're done with ... repealing, nullifying, or otherwise disposing of every victim disarmament law in America, we'll go on to Canada, to Japan, and to England and take their victim disarmament laws away from them, because we're sick and tired of being beaten over the head with them - and because we have friends in Canada, Japan, and England who have rights.
>"This I especially liked, because it reaffirmed the universal character of the right to keep and bear arms. It's not just an American tradition, its not just a matter of U.S. Constitutional law, it's a matter of natural human rights that apply to each and every non-criminal in the entire world..." http://www.digiweb.com/igeldard/LA/tactical/starguns.txt
["Free ownership of weapons" German Libertarian links. Extensive!] http://www.liberalismus.com/Links/Themen/Freier_Waffenbesitz/
Tactical Notes 18 - An occasional publication of the Libertarian Alliance, 25 Chapter Chambers, Esterbrooke Street, London SW1P 4NN, England.
The RKBA International Webpage [always under construction] http://www.freeyellow.com/members8/iurist/intlrkba.htm
The Right to Self Defense is a Fundamental Human Right - RKBA