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Re: My Gun Control Rant
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 8 Jan 2001 16:46:57 GMT
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Christopher Weeks wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
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> > Toyota makes cars to make money. I buy cars to use them as cars. Those ARE
> > different things.
> >
> > But if Toyota starts making cars that sell well but aren't good cars, in the
> > long run they will suffer, because people, at least informed consumers in a • free
> > or relatively free market who can freely choose among alternatives and in
> > which the government isn't subsidising some manufacturers, will turn against
> > them and go where they can get *good* cars.
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> But look at the little Korean companies and compare those to Toyota. Hyundai's
> sell. They are made at significantly lower quality levels, but still they
> sell. Why? Because the niche that they market to wants Toyotas but can only
> afford 2/3 (or less) the price of a Toyota.
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> Toyota and Hyundai are both making cars that sell, but they aren't both making
> the best consumer vehicle on the market.
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> There are niches in firearms too. And crappy guns sell for a variety of
> reasons. And all of this is good.
In this particular case, I CAN'T agree. There really is no reason for a crappy gun
(that's just as liable to injure the user as the target) to exist.
If you're going to buy a gun, you should buy a GOOD one, even if it's used and
rebuilt.
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| Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp
| Please do not associate my personal views with my employer
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) crappy gun (...) My personal recommendation would be to purchase the gun that is closest to your ideal and still within your price range. But I think it's better to have a $50 .32 revolver than nothing. And a gun has to be pretty screwed up to (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) free (...) But look at the little Korean companies and compare those to Toyota. Hyundai's sell. They are made at significantly lower quality levels, but still they sell. Why? Because the niche that they market to wants Toyotas but can only (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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