On Fri, 4 Oct 1996, Dale Thorn wrote inter alia:
Now, for those folks who oppose the personal ownership of firearms, or at least "really dangerous" firearms, I'd like to know exactly what's the difference (in principle) between the above "...high-quality encryption widely available so that the private sector can protect itself from criminal or...", and making firearms widely available?
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