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Subject:	Re: Tony Martin case: You can't {make up} better criticism of Liberals!
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Fri, 25 Jul 2003 16:06:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli wrote:

In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:

I will not unnecessarily risk my life and those living in my house to do so.

By owning a gun are you not already doing that? Statistically, is the weapon not more likely to kill one of your own household than it is an intruder?

That is a flawed statistic.

Nope. Statistically, the person you are most likely to kill with that gun is yourself.

It applies to persons that own a gun but have never used it until they had to.

No, it applies to all gun use.

Scott A

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		Re: Tony Martin case: You can't {make up} better criticism of Liberals!
(...) WTF? Did you even read my post? -Mike Petrucelli (21 years ago, 26-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

		Re: Tony Martin case: You can't {make up} better criticism of Liberals!
(...) If you look down the barrel and pull the trigger, sure. It is very unlikely that you kill yourself with a gun unless it is intentional. It does however, happen, it is just very rare. (...) The way around that is proper gun use through training (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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		Re: Tony Martin case: You can't {make up} better criticism of Liberals!
(...) That is a flawed statistic. It applies to persons that own a gun but have never used it until they had to. (Which unfortunately is a lot of people) In my case I know how to properly use the weapon. Besides in close quaters a bladed weapon is (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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