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Re: Handgun Death Rate
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 17 Jul 2001 14:33:05 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> It could be argued that handgun/gun ownership actually restricts freedoms. I
> would feel a little oppressed if I knew that behind the twitching curtains
> in my area lurked a potential gun. Or if during an argument in a bar between
> two strangers a gun could be pulled.
I don't know if that's a tenable stance; one could as easily argue that a
knife-wielding madman lurks in the bushes, but that doesn't mean we should
outlaw knives *or* bushes. The only material difference between a gun and a
knife (or a club, or whatever) is the fact that it's a ranged weapon. I
can, under most circumstances, run away from a guy with a knife, but I
can't, under most circumstances, outrun a bullet.
For what it's worth, I would like to see a decline of handgun possession
and use, but I don't think it's necessary or appropriate (or, realistically,
possible) to legislate a unilateral gun ban.
Dave!
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| (...) One would hope not. However, knife-wielding madmen are rare - thankfully! (...) How would you see the reduction happening - education? Or perhaps reducing the type of guns up for sale? Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) It could be argued that handgun/gun ownership actually restricts freedoms. I would feel a little oppressed if I knew that behind the twitching curtains in my area lurked a potential gun. Or if during an argument in a bar between two strangers (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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