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Re: Handgun Death Rate
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 18 Jul 2001 08:47:13 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tom Stangl writes:
> Scott A wrote:
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> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tom Stangl writes:
> > > "Jason J. Railton" wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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...?
> > > >
> > > > 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?
> > >
> > > 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)?
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> 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.
I'd handle that by not giving idiots guns.
Scott A
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| (...) 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. -- | Tom Stangl, iPlanet Web Server Technical Support | Netscape Communications (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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