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Re: My Gun Control Rant
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sat, 6 Jan 2001 15:22:23 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tim Culberson writes:
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> Scott A wrote:
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> > I see no need to own a gun. I see no need to own 2 guns. I see no need to
> > own 3 guns. Sure, guns may look good in the movies - but I can live without
> > them.
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> > Scott A
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> Well that's great for YOU....but many other people have several reasons
> to own guns - hunting, target shooting, collections for the sake of
> collection, and for some, personal protection.
Protection against who? You are most likely to be killed with those youlive
with - how many of those are from legally held/bought guns? In the USA only
2% of gun deaths are legally justifiable. In the USA 50-100 0-4 year old
kids are shot and killed each year - how many of those are from legally
held/bought guns?
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> Although I hate to presume I'm guessing that you live in an urban or
> sub-urban type area where neither you or anybody else has any interest
> in guns or the sports associated with them.
If you are saying I do not live in gun culture - you are correct. Guns have
no place in by day-to-day life... I am happy that that is the case.
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> For that reason, the biggest exposure you've had to them is in the
> movies. Like 95% of everything in the movies, if we base our opinions
> and attitudes on them we're standing on some pretty unrealistic ground
> and have a very skewed vision of guns.
There are those who buy guns due to the movies... that was my point. They
are buying them with a "very skewed vision of guns".
Scott A
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> I also don't understand the reason behind your above statements - I
> could say the same thing about any recreational type item that you may
> own.....I could say "I see no reason to own a TV, 2 TVs, or any number
> of TVs....I can live without TV" - Of course! Anyone can live without
> TV but most persons in developed countries enjoy the entertainment value
> of the TV.
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| (...) Could you please cite the source of your statistics? (...) No, you are incorrect. Guns have no place in YOUR day to day life. Where I live, guns play a big part in MANY people's day to day life. (...) So for the sake of those imbeciles (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Well that's great for YOU....but many other people have several reasons to own guns - hunting, target shooting, collections for the sake of collection, and for some, personal protection. Although I hate to presume I'm guessing that you live (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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