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Re: Handgun Death Rate
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 18 Jul 2001 15:58:52 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Duane Hess writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tom Stangl writes:
> > > Scott A wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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.
> > > > >
> > > > > 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?
> > > >
> > > > 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.
> >
> > I'd handle that by not giving idiots guns.
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> How do you diagnose, let alone enforce that?
Test them in some way. Inspect how the store their guns (this happens in the
UK).
Scott A
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> > Scott A
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> -Duane
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| (...) What would you use as criteria for testing? (...) Governing *who* is allowed to own a firearm is different than governing *how* a firearm is stored. How are inspections conducted? Are they random, or planned? Does the governement need (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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