Where...what bank? Hehee JK ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 9:46 AM Subject: Bowling For Columbine Re: Possible Sniper Arrest
> I have to see if i can find this on dvd since it isnt playing near me > http://www.apple.com/trailers/mgm/bowling_for_columbine/medium.html > > I agree people should be able to have guns but i find some of the things > funny > LIKE a bank giving away GUNS to open a bank account HAHAHA > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Graeme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 10:21 AM > Subject: RE: Possible Sniper Arrest > > > > This is the first really good comment in this discussion. > > > > -Kevin Graeme > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:schmidt@;hungrycow.com] > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 9:13 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Possible Sniper Arrest > > > > > > > > > Homicide rates would drop if all the gun control laws on the > > > books now were > > > enforced > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:26 AM > > > Subject: Possible Sniper Arrest > > > > > > > > > > On training again, so my replies will be spotty today. > > > > > > > > at the same time, if you look at the murder rates in Canada and the > US, > > > Canada has a murder rate that is far below what would be expected if gun > > > control laws had no effect on homicide rate. When you > > > statistically control > > > for other factors, such as economic and ses factors, the differences are > > > even greater. > > > > > > > > One very good example I like was a study that compared emergency room > > > visits to Seattle area and Vancouver, BC area hospitals. For Seattle the > > > majority of emergency room visits were firearm related. In > > > Vancouver it was > > > auto and home accidents. When statistical matching was used to control > for > > > national differences other than guns, such as health care factors etc, > the > > > only differences that remained were entirely attributed to firearms. > > > > > > > > One thing that many forget in this arguement is the > > > impulsiveness involved > > > with many firearm related homicides and incidents. Beating a > > > person to death > > > or using a blunt instrument required a lot of deliberation and > > > intentionality. In contrast, how fast does it take to use a > > > firearm? Remove > > > firearms from the equation and homicide rates drop precipitously. > > > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_community Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
