jim bell wrote:

Better yet, set up a system to encourage the public to USE those guns (and other weapons) to get rid of the people who pass such laws, and the problem is solved.

How about this scenario: I borrow 1 million dollars from, let's say, Phill Hallam-Baker. Not wanting to pay it back, I pay to the assassination bot and arrange him to be murdered. Another story: suppose that I negligently caused fire that destroys house of, say, Toto. Toto knows that if he sues me, I can arrange him murdered for the amount less than the amount of damages. As a result, he refrains from suing me, or (if he is a mean person) pays additional money to have me murdered. A suit would probably be a much better outcome. Another story: suppose that OKSAS hired me to work for her, but then our relationships go south and she fires me. Again, her fate is very unclear, although I would probably spare her life if it were she. The bottom line is, it becomes very hard to do ANYTHING that disappoints at least somebody. That can lead to a lot of inefficiencies. - Igor.