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Re: Sticking my gun where it doesn't belong...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 28 Jul 2003 17:55:19 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:
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I think overall gun crime is rising (perhaps we should ban all guns?)
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Gotta stop ya right there. I think there should be a ban on certain firearms -
Joe Schlub has no need to go buy an Uzi, AK-47, grenade launcher, etc. Sure,
recreational shooting and all, yeah. These were weapons designed and built to
take human life. OTOH, things like run of the mill shotguns, rifles, handguns,
etc. have an age-old purpose. They were used long ago to take game and feed
people, and that’s what I continue to use them for today.
The trouble is, if you ban one thing, it opens it up to make a clean sweep of
the rest. So, as bassackwards as it is, I’d rather have Uzis available for
retail than not be able to buy a 12 gauge. It’s not like people who buy uzis to
kill people buy them legally anyways (gotta love the black market).
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It’s not just ownership; it’s culture. Michael Moore tells me you are a
nation of conformists who live in fear… I just don’t need a gun. Why do you
need one? What do you fear? ;)
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A) Michael Moore is an idiot. I have yet to find one thing I like about that
man. Forget his views and ideals, I think he’s a bad example of a human being.
B) I don’t need a gun either. If I woke up tomorrow and didn’t have a gun, I’d
keep breathing; the world wouldn’t end. As it stands right now, it’s my right
to own them, and I choose to exercise that right. -Chris
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) What's the problem? Under certain circumstances freemen have the right, and perhaps the duty, to take human lives in the defense of their home or homelands. Tool designed for the purpose of taking human life in the hands of the rightfully (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) I don't know the guy personnally, but one thing I can tell you, he is FAR from being an idiot. In fact, calling him an idiot because you don't like him and don't agree to his opinions makes me believe you are probably not as intelligent as he (...) (21 years ago, 7-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) The latest stats for Scotland show: Handgun crime is lower now than 10 years ago (they were “banned” in 97). 50% of gun crime involves air weapons. Gun deaths per 100,000 = 0.12 (in the USA it is 4.08 - that's 3400% higher!) I think overall (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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