Ham op wrote:
Walt Davidson wrote:

On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 12:56:44 -0500, Cecil Moore
wrote:


For a police state to exist, the first step is
to disarm the citizens.



The citizens in this country have never been armed, and in fact even
hand-guns for sport use were recently outlawed.

73 de G3NYY


"... NEVER BEEN ARMED ..."! Is that REALLY TRUE ?

If I recall history lessons regarding ANGLO-SAXON conflicts over the
past 1000 years, I seem to recall that many armies were 'raised' in the
Isles and the people provided their own weapons.

Only after the establishment of a solid Monarchy were the citizens
disarmed. [Power consolidating control of Power].

Is my understanding of history wrong ?


So what kind of handguns did King Alfred outlaw? Maybe that
was why King Ethelred was so unready.
73,
Tom Donaly, KA6RU