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Title: Question For BeAChooser
Source: me
URL Source: http://none
Published: Apr 29, 2007
Author: Diana
Post Date: 2007-04-29 15:02:21 by Diana
Keywords: Question, For, BeAChooser
Views: 659
Comments: 17

BeAChooser, there is something I have been wondering about, something few seem to talk about, yet I find it very odd.

When Saddam was in power, the Iraqi people owned lots of guns, all kinds of weapons, in fact they were encouraged to. They had quite a gun culture and as we know during celebrations they would shoot their guns into the air and such.

What I want to know is how is it that a brutal dictator would allow his citizens to have all sorts of weapons including automatic weapons, probably more than we are allowed to have in this country?

Please don't accuse me of being a Saddam-lover, I am far from that, I just find this very curious and would like an explanation, if there is one. Since you seem to have all the answers I decided you would know the answer to this too.

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No 2nd Amendment in Iraq constitution Colin Powell hails prohibition on arms while emphasizing 'liberty'

By Ron Strom © 2004 http://WorldNetDaily.com

Iraq's new interim constitution sounds many of the same themes as the U.S. Constitution in guaranteeing freedom of the people – with one stark difference: There is no right to keep and bear arms in the new charter. As Secretary of State Colin Powell hailed Monday's signing of the document, which lays out the time line for Iraqi self-government, he encouraged his audience to read the new constitution.

"Read this administrative law, and read what the Governing Council has written for the people of Iraq," he said in a speech commemorating International Women's Day Monday. "Read what it says about the rights of all Iraqis, the rights of women. Read what it says about a free judiciary. Read what it says about the military firmly being under control of the civilian authority." Powell next talked positively about arms control in a new Iraq, followed by mention of "rights" and "liberty." ...

The only reference to individual ownership of arms is in Article 17: "It shall not be permitted to possess, bear, buy, or sell arms except on licensure issued in accordance with the law."

Based on that provision, individual gun ownership can easily be restricted by use of statutory law.

Article 27 addresses the formation of militias: "Armed forces and militias not under the command structure of the Iraqi Transitional Government are prohibited, except as provided by federal law. "

A leading gun-rights organization strongly disagreed with leaving out a right to bear arms.

"It's a very big mistake," said Erich Pratt, director of communications for Gun Owners of America. "What an interesting contrast to what our Founding Fathers thought."

Pratt emphasized America's founders believed it crucial for citizens to have the right to own arms to prevent what Iraq has endured for decades: tyranny.

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http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37501

wbales  posted on  2007-04-29   22:40:05 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

All one need do to understand what they want to do to us here, is read the Iraqi Constitution.

Critter  posted on  2007-04-29   22:56:54 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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