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Re: Handgun Death Rate
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 17 Jul 2001 22:59:25 GMT
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Scott A wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tom Stangl writes:
> > "Jason J. Railton" wrote:
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> > > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Kirby Warden writes:
> > > > Sure, there's a risk, and children certainly die, but how many children die
> > > > in car accidents, I wonder...is anyone advocating the banning of motor
> > > > vehicles...?
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> > > Generally, it's considered quite hard to carry a concealed automobile into a
> > > public building for the purposes of committing a crime.
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> > And I suppose you think the people committing premeditated crimes own those guns
> > legally? And banning handguns would keep them from owning them?
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> > You're not really that naive, are you?
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> And how many illegally held guns were at one point were in the hands of Joe
> Public legally? How many were obtained due to poor storage on the part of
> Joe Public (eg under the bed/pillow)?
Probably too many, but you handle that by making the punishment for losing track of a
gun tougher, you don't ban guns when there are already millions out there.
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| (...) And how many illegally held guns were at one point were in the hands of Joe Public legally? How many were obtained due to poor storage on the part of Joe Public (eg under the bed/pillow)? Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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