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Re: Handgun Death Rate
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 17 Jul 2001 16:52:25 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tom Stangl writes:
> Dave Schuler wrote:
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> > 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
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> Maybe you can, but don't tell that to those Japanese schoolchildren...
Doesn't it disturb you that a guy with a knife killing eight Japanese
schoolchildren makes worldwide news, and yet mass murders in the US often
barely get a mention beyond local news? Doesn't that tell you something about
this country? I would much rather have a horrific event such as that be a
major news story because it is rare than it not get any coverage because it is
common. And think how much worse that incident in Japan would have been if the
guy had had a handgun!
Jeff
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