Markoff on Clipper III

[jim bell]

At 01:30 PM 7/15/96 -0400, Mark M. wrote:

>Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that firearms (or crypto in this case)
>are a threat to national security.  In fact, the second amendment explicitly
>dictates that people have the right to own firearms. 

No, it says "arms," not "firearms."   Firearms are a subset of "arms," which 
a nearby dictionary defines as "objects used as weapons."  By that 
definition, chemicals and biologicals, as well as explosives of all sorts, 
are "arms."

Jim Bell
jimbell at pacifier.com