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Choice

2007-03-12T00:10:58Z

BlueNight:

'''Choice'' is the act of deciding what to do. It is also known as [[free will]]. [[Freedom]] is generally considered either the [[right]] or the [[ability]] to make decisions without coercion.

Choice is the basis of [[law]]. Choice is a fundamentally [[human]] activity, since law applying to animals does not apply to the choices made by animals. Instead, laws such as [[animal control]] and [[animal abuse]] laws apply to the choices of humans in regards to animals.

=="Pro-Choice"==

Choice has been used as a [[euphamism]] by proponents of [[abortion]] ([[Pro-Choice]]), who claim that a [[pregnancy|pregnant]] woman has the [[right]] to abort an [[unborn child]]. Opponents of abortion claim that the choice to [[reproduce]] was made at the time of the [[sex|sexual act]], and that if she didn't want her [[life]] to change, she shouldn't [[murder]] her own child. Proponents then claim that in cases of [[rape]] and [[incest]], the choice to reproduce was made by someone else, and that she never had a choice. Opponents then claim that the vast majority of abortions are not rape and incest cases, and are made for economic and personal reasons that, while affecting the mother's life in sometimes severe ways, do not rise to the level of balancing one life's value against another.

Collectivism

2007-03-11T23:50:49Z

BlueNight:

'''Collectivism''' is the belief that consensus is a better mode of [[choice|decision]]-making than [[individualism]]. It is generally preferred by [[Liberal]]s. [[Conservative]]s generally prefer [[individualism]].

Author [[Ayn Rand]] was against collectivism in all forms. She grew up in [[USSR|Soviet Russia]], and experienced first-hand the flaws of total collectivism. After emigrating to [[USA|America]], she wrote many books. Most well known is ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'', though ''[[The Fountainhead]]'' covers much of the same conceptual territory, and is considered an easier read.

==See also==
*[[Communism]]
*[[Capitalism]]

User talk:BlueNight

2007-03-11T23:37:00Z

BlueNight:

Nice entry on gun! [[User:MountainDew|MountainDew]] 19:31, 11 March 2007 (EDT)

:Thanks. I felt that building this article from the ground up was the way to go, not taking Wikipedia's page.

Firearm

2007-03-11T23:34:26Z

BlueNight: Redirecting to Gun

#REDIRECT[[gun]]

Gun Control

2007-03-11T23:31:39Z

BlueNight:

'''Gun control''' is the regulation of [[gun]] ownership and the right to carry, conceal, or use [[firearm]]s.

Gun Control

2007-03-11T23:31:23Z

BlueNight:

'''Gun control''' is the regulation of [[gun]] ownership and the right to carry, conceal, or use.

Gun

2007-03-11T23:30:31Z

BlueNight: Created page

'''Guns''' are tools generally designed for firing bullets in a controlled manner. They have traditionally been used for two purposes: firing bullets at people, and threatening to fire bullets at people. Thus, a gun is considered a [[weapon]], though technically, the bullet is the weapon, unless the gun itself is used as a club, or as a spear if it has a [[bayonet]] attached.

There are many types of guns. Some guns fire small bullets. Some guns fire big bullets. Some guns fire ''very'' big bullets; these are generally called [[cannon]]s. Some guns fire a bunch of small bullets all at once; these are generally considered [[shotgun]]s. Some guns fire very fast, requiring only a single pull of the trigger; these are generally considered [[machine gun]]s. Some guns fire very slowly, requiring a full barrel cleaning and reloading before firing again. Most [[handgun]]s are semi-automatic, meaning that they fire a single round with a single pull of the trigger, and require reloading only after its built-in supply is depleted.

[[Science fiction]], such as [[Star Trek]], has postulated many different types of energy weapons. These are guns that fire beams, waves, or packets of energy. Some energy guns can be set to stun, not to wound or kill. A real-life applications of this is the [[taser]].

The cultural issues surrounding guns are many and widely debated. [[Conservative]]s generally prefer to reserve for the [[individualism|individual]] [[the right to self-defense]] through the use of guns. [[Liberal]]s generally prefer to delegate this [[right]] to various socialized guards and [[peacekeeper]]s, such as the [[city]] [[police]].

Law-abiding citizens carrying guns are statistically an effective deterrant and defense against lawless or criminal individuals. [[Second Amendment|Guns are also a defense against a tyrannical government.]] Theoretically, if a person has the power to take the life of another, other people will not perpetrate criminal offenses against them. In practice, few existing civilian militias are strong enough to withstand a civil lockdown by a full army.

==See also==
[[Gun Control]]