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Re: Handgun Death Rate
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 18 Jul 2001 02:09:37 GMT
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Daniel Jassim wrote:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tom Stangl writes:
> > No, I think you are, if you think you can magically get rid of ALL guns, illegal
> > included (getting rid of only the legal ones makes the problem WORSE, not better).
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> So don't bother trying at all, eh? Is there any way to prove your notion,
> Tom? I think America could at least TRY to ban all handguns, for heaven's
> sake.
I don't agree.
> And make penalties stiffer for people, namely criminals, found with guns.
I do agree - THAT is the answer. Stop penalizing law-abiding citizens (or
unnecessarily making them criminals by outlawing something the Constitution protects),
and swiftly/harshly deal with the real criminals.
> Not to pull a Rob Reiner or Tipper Gore here, but look at the influence
> violence in the media has on us?! We are generally desensitized to it from a
> young age. Take a run to any store (K-Mart, Target, Walmart) and look at
> what is available in the *toy* aisle. All sorts of play guns, cap guns,
> squirt guns, action figures with guns, video games with guns, you name it.
> Even LEGOs with guns!
And this is a reason to limit ownership of real guns? Um, no.
--
Tom Stangl
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| (...) Yeah, that's never made much sense to me, either. Toy guns have been available and popular for many decades, so why are they all of a sudden responsible for violence? Toy bricks do not turn kids into real-world bricklayers... Dave! (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) So don't bother trying at all, eh? Is there any way to prove your notion, Tom? I think America could at least TRY to ban all handguns, for heaven's sake. And make penalties stiffer for people, namely criminals, found with guns. I really hate (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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