Longswords for Halflings in SRD?

[Ranger REG]

And bring back weapon speed factors, too. It only makes sense that someone with a short sword would attack quicker than a battle axe. (Cue SCA videos.)

Go find the muscle-bound Barbarian Brothers (who dropped from the face of the earth since the 80's). Give one a dagger and the other a single-edged battle axe. Let's see who goes first.

If you think in the face of a dagger-wielder that the axe-wielder is going to swing back his axe leaving him momentarily vulnerable, the axe-wielder deserved to be stabbed through on one of his eyes and into the useless brain of his. That's the dumbest move on his part.