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Subject: 
Re: Handgun Death Rate
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Fri, 20 Jul 2001 20:30:02 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jason J. Railton writes:

But so what?  No nation in the world has ever given the vote to all the
citizens.  Yours doesn't and neither does mine.  And I think that's an
abomination, but there it is.

Erm - is this a historical thing?  Who doesn't get a vote nowadays?
Prisoners, I suppose.  Anyone else?

Prisoners.  Some previous prisoners.  Children.  many mental health patients.
The homeless.  People with a sloppy hand.  Did I miss any?

Chris



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  Re: Handgun Death Rate
 
(...) So busy, Larry, you've had to post twice just to keep up! :-) I was curious about the shortening of the shotgun though. Over here the sawn-off shotgun is the stereotypical east-end small-time shop/bank/bookie's raider's (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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