Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Matthias Julius wrote: > >> Maybe if noone had a gun to threaten you with you wouldn't need one to >> defend yourself? > > So then what about carving knives, chainsaws, baseball bats, > automobiles...
I didn't say violence would cease to exist. > > Again, if someone is intent on doing you harm, which is against the law, > another law which tells them they can't use a particular method to do you harm > is going to deter them? Yes. Shooting someone with a gun is too easy. > > Finally, it there is a moral double standard here. "I am unwilling to > take responsibility to protect myself... I pay that person over there to risk > his life to defend mine! Furthermore I do not feel you, a complete stranger, > have the right to defend yourself as you might hurt me. But that aformention > perfect stranger is a-ok!" How many people are really able to protect themselfes against a violent criminal? AFAIK in all Europe small firearms are prohibited from the general public. And I don't think it is a problem there. Hardly any police officer died on his job over there neither. And if this does happen it involves highly violent criminals against whom a gun would not help the average person. Matthias -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
