A good essay by J.D. Tuccille.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>So what about limits on the type of firearms you can own? Well, if the right to bear arms is about revolution, the weapons that rate the greatest protection aren't deer rifles; primary consideration goes to battle rifles, semi-auto pistols, short-barrel shotguns, machine guns, and the like. A plinking .22 may be your right to own as a free person, but an AK-47 is more useful when you're playing Tag with the palace guard.[/quote]
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>So what about limits on the type of firearms you can own? Well, if the right to bear arms is about revolution, the weapons that rate the greatest protection aren't deer rifles; primary consideration goes to battle rifles, semi-auto pistols, short-barrel shotguns, machine guns, and the like. A plinking .22 may be your right to own as a free person, but an AK-47 is more useful when you're playing Tag with the palace guard.[/quote]
Read more <a href="http://civilliberty.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa052199.htm?pid=2771&cob=home">here</a>.