tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507098756489505132.post7419076054307389233..comments2024-01-27T02:13:06.190-05:00Comments on Carol's Closet: Tyranny And The Right To Bear ArmsCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892433094729392295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507098756489505132.post-69112192676776480852009-06-28T10:46:26.322-04:002009-06-28T10:46:26.322-04:00Iraq and Iran are apples and oranges. For one thin...Iraq and Iran are apples and oranges. For one thing, Iraq's not like Switzerland where everyone has a gun - far from it. Secondly, it's amazing the amount of apathy there is among the Iraqi people, unless you're in some kind of power (e.g. Sheik) and have an opportunity to make money.<br /><br />Clearly, Iranians have the will to fight against tyranny - their only means now is peaceful protest via chanting, and that's now been taken away - you'd better believe that if they were armed, the Basji forces would think more than twice about storming into people's homes.Tim M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18405833529184201886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507098756489505132.post-71726277006258924852009-06-25T19:25:14.539-04:002009-06-25T19:25:14.539-04:00I honestly don't know. I have no understandin...I honestly don't know. I have no understanding of why a people who lived under the extreme brutality of Saddam would not raise up. But it doesn't change the fact that the people of Iran have stood up and have taken to the streets and I wish that they had some means to protect themselves.Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507098756489505132.post-1139381302986275002009-06-25T17:38:19.826-04:002009-06-25T17:38:19.826-04:00Irak under Saddam had no gun control legislation. ...Irak under Saddam had no gun control legislation. Arms were widely owned among the population, typically AK-47s.<br /><br />So how does that fit in with your theory that "no gun control == no tyranny"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com