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Re: Violence created by presence of guns? (was: Gotta loveOracle...)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 31 Oct 2001 07:02:59 GMT
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> > OK, if it is easier to get an illegal gun in states that have restrictions
> > on who can and how he can legally obtain a gun, then, of course, this needs
> > to be fixed, too.
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> Fixed how? The solution I favor is to lift those restrictions.
You already guessed that I prefer a different solution, didn't you?
I think it's time to agree that we disagree. The discussion has not brought
up any new arguments for a while ...
> It IS appropriate to compare US states because we're not giving up our
> right to keep and bear arms. Whether or not you think it's safer without
> them, we are committed to keeping our guns. So in the context of a group
> of people who think that the price we pay for that right is worth it, the
> only comparison that will mean anything is within that group.
I am for sure not going to tell you what you should do in the US, but it
seems the point why I think a comparison solely within the US is invalid to
support your belief didn't really come through. Anyway, I don't feel that
reiterating makes sense, so from my side we could terminate this thread now.
:wq
Horst
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