Shots were fired at the rescuers in the New Orleans superdome

[fpb]

Well, this, according to the majority of Americans, is what the "right to bear arms" is really about: to be able to point them at government if government gets uppity. Like trying to organize a rescue.

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[goreism.livejournal.com]

Indeed, until at least the end of the Civil War, gun ownership in the US was extremely low. Have you read Garry Wills on this?

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Yes, but I did not want to quote something where I did not have access to the specific figures. It does seem that Americans now own more guns per head of population than at any time in their history.