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Subject:	Re: Swift was Right! (He just named the wrong people...)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Tue, 17 Jun 2003 16:27:41 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote: > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli wrote: > > <snip> > > > > > Well actually most of the crimes that actually are prevented in the US are > > done so by armed citizens. So imposing gun control on law abiding citizens, > > would be like hacking off ones left arm to save ones right little finger. > > (Criminals are going to have guns regardless.) It is already easier for > > people to purchase guns on the Black Market than it is to purchase them > > legally. > > > I would hazard a guess that most of the homicides are also due to 'armed' > people. Imposing gun control on law abiding citizens will prevent and slow > down the number of guns getting into the hands of criminals. No it doesn't. Take Austraila for example. Here are some "pro-gun wacko" sites with statistics http://www.888webtoday.com/beezley565.html http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/guns/down_under.htm http://www.fehq.org/public/guncontrol.htm http://www.nrawinningteam.com/auresult.html http://www.old-hippie.com/doc_files/polit/austrailian_gun_control.htm Strangely enough I can not find any "anit-gun wacko" sites with contradictiong claims. > Less guns in > total can only mean less guns for criminals. Less guns to steal from law > abiding citizens and stores means less guns to buy on the black market, > therefore making it more difficult to purchase an illegal gun. > > Criminals cannot have guns *if* there are no guns to have. Do you think we can succesfully invade every country with a gun manufacturing plant and shut them all down? I think it is easier just to allow law abiding citizens to be on equal terms as the criminals. -Mike Petrucelli

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		Re: Swift was Right! (He just named the wrong people...)
(...) Here's one web reference that might be familiar to you: (URL) in that post I link to a site that specifically addresses the Australia problem. In particular, your citations (which in essence simply parrot the same statistics and might as well (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Swift was Right! (He just named the wrong people...)
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli wrote: <snip> (...) I would hazard a guess that most of the homicides are also due to 'armed' people. Imposing gun control on law abiding citizens will prevent and slow down the number of guns getting into (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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