Subj : Re: the American Traditio To : MOONDOG From : JIMMY ANDERSON Date : Sun Jun 26 2022 01:43 pm -=> 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 MO> countries. Telling the subjects to arm themselves was a critical move MO> towards not 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. --- MultiMail/Mac v0.52 þ wcQWK 8.0 ÷ Omicron Theta * Cordova, TN * winserver.org .