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Think in Mahatma Gandhi's way
by aldrin v on Aug 30, 2007 11:44 AM   Permalink | Hide replies

When our father of nation Mahatma Gandhi can get freedom for the seventh largest country in the world without using any firearms. I beleive that it is applicable even today. Let us fight against injustice not with each other. We are INDIANS... JAI HIND.

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  RE:Think in Mahatma Gandhi's way
by Sahil Manekia on Aug 30, 2007 12:04 PM   Permalink
This is what Gandhi has said about firearms:
"Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the Act depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest." -- Mahatma Gandhi (An Autobiography OR The story of my experiments with truth, by M.K. Gandhi, p.238)

He was a lot smarter than you give him credit for. He recognised that a firearm is more than just a weapon- it's a guarantee of independence. That nation which is well armed can offer resistance even after after it has been overrun, or defend the home from a break-in if need be. As the study suggests- legal ownership of firearms does not cause chaos- some of the most chaotic countries in the world have little to no legal ownership.

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  RE:Think in Mahatma Gandhi's way
by Mitul Mehta on Aug 30, 2007 12:42 PM   Permalink
Well said...very true!

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  RE:Think in Mahatma Gandhi's way
by nagendra singh on Aug 30, 2007 12:29 PM   Permalink
http://www.quotedb.com/quotes/1913

has this quote for non believers

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