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Sarkozy Is A Lot Better Than Chirac
...but he's still idiotic on some issues:
Last year, Mr. Sarkozy told French radio: "Security is the responsibility of the state. I am against the private ownership of firearms. If you are assaulted by an armed burglar, he will use his weapon more effectively than you anyway, so you are risking your life."
But of course, there is no risk to your life if you're unarmed...
[Update on Monday morning]
As noted in comments, this thread got hijacked by the usual suspects, but here are some interesting thoughts on another Frenchman, Tocqueville, who was a lot smarter than Sarkozy on these issues. Also, on what happens when mass killers meet armed citizens, as was demonstrated over the weekend in Colorado.
Posted by Rand Simberg at December 07, 2007 06:18 PM
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