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Re: My Gun Control Rant
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 10 Jan 2001 01:51:28 GMT
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> 1 - Highly unscientific, no statistical validity as a predictor, but I can
> name off three LUGNETters who have been in car accidents, none of them their
> fault, just since LUGNet started. Maybe it's a right wing conspiracy to keep
> them quiet, but to my knowledge no LUGNetter has been involved in a gun
> accident. What's that you say? Apples and oranges comparision? So are most
> of the other statistics quoted so far.
No, not really. I think that your average Lego fan is of above average
inteligence, and is more likely to follow through in actually being reasonably
careful to unload the gun before trying to clean it :)
It is also possible/probable that of most people who don't post on a regular
basis, one of them could disappear without anyone knowing it...even through a
weapons accident.
As far as the balistics go, just look at Conaleys (sp) leg :). Bullets can do
very wierd things. For my bet, to use inside a house, something like a AET
bullet would be my pref (Accelerated Energy Transfer), because they don't have
much penitrating power. I'm not sure if they are legal ammo though...
James
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| (...) This is quite a good example, in a odd way. Car manufactures strive to make there cars safer to reduce death/injury rates for both owners and others - it helps sell cars. Have gun manufactures done the same in any real way? (...) Gun accidents (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Call the question. Are we arguing ballistics, or discussing the role of a well regulated militia in a free society? (or even in Canada, not quite free at this time) I'm confused. For the record, I concede that there is a non zero probability (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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