-=> MOONDOG wrote to KAELON <=-
MO> Manufacturing and private ownership in the States was also a must have
MO> in the early days due to the king not having the money or sympathy to
MO> protect the new colonists from natives and aggressors from other countries.
MO> Telling the subjects to arm themselves was a critical move towards not
MO> needing a king and his army.
Add to this discussion the fact that "civilians shouldn't own military hardware"
is another misnomer... Civilians WERE the military, and they
could own canons, battleships, you name it!
... If at first you don't succeed, redefine success.
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