Re: COLONIAL WEAPONS

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From: "John Leary" <john_t_leary@yahoo.com>
> Well,
>      As much as I am enjoying the tech debate,
> one needs to consider the political background to
> see IF ANY weapon is available to the colonist.
>      The ESU would allow NO weapons outside of the
> partys control, the number of colonists that die
> is of no importance as long as control is maintained.
>      FSE, NAC, and NSL would be only slightly more
> willing to allow colonists to have weapons.
>      An FCT or Dutch colony would be armed to the
> teeth. (Comparitively speaking)

I see your reasoning behind the above list, just two remarks.

1) Even at the height of Tsarism or the Sowjet Union, people living in
small
isolated places in Siberia had hunting weapons. Of course, these small
communities hardly were a threat to the Central Power

2) Why do you reckon a Dutch colony would be armed to the teeth ?

Greetings