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Guns kill people just like forks made Rosie O'Donell fat. - WA Mtnhunter

“America has many more guns than England, and a lower violent crime rate. Switzerland has many more guns than Germany, and a lower violent crime rate. England had much less crime in 1900, when the nation had no gun laws, than it does in 2000, when England has some of the most repressive gun laws in Europe. Gun prohibition leads to boldness by criminals, and passivity by the innocent - and therefore to many more violent crimes committed against the innocent.”
-David B. Kopel, in an interview with Carlo Stagnaro for Zola Times 2000-Oct-23

“One man with a gun can control 100 without one. [...] Make mass searches and hold executions for found arms.”
-V.I. Lenin, from Collected Works, Vol. 35, 4th ed., p. 286. Congressional Record, April 28, 1970, p. H3601

“If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.”
-Joseph Stalin, from “Reply to the discussion on the Political Reports of the Central Committee”, Dec. 7, 1927. Stalin, Works, Vol. 10, p. 378

“When the government has guns and you don't, it makes rebelling against the rulers a very perilous enterprise.”
-Judith Miller, Sr. writer, New York Times, and author, Germs, in an episode of Headliners and Legends on MSNBC chronicling Saddam Hussein's exploits

“A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball and others of that nature are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks.”
-Thomas Jefferson's advice to Peter Carr, his nephew and ward, in a letter written in Paris in 1785-Aug-19, cited in the Encyclopedia of Thomas Jefferson, p.318 (Foley, Ed., reissued 1967)

“The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles.”
-Col. Jeff Cooper, from The Art of the Rifle

“That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.”
-George Orwell

excellent, Clay

We should give them their wish. There should be no firearms guarding the UN building, its occupants or families. In fact it should be illegal for any member of the UN living in the United States to carry a firearm. It follows the doctrine of "Putting your money where your mouth is".

i've been working on eliminating the chance of the gathering mine in one swoop.Kinda spreading things around.Only have two with paperwork on them.

The UN has outlived its usefulness and needs to go to its European headquarters and stay out of the United States' business. We can handle things on our own quite well thank you.