On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 12:16:58PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > Matthias Julius wrote: > > "Roberto C. Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > >>Matthias Julius wrote: > >> > >>>How do you recognize well-intentioned and law-abiding citizens? What > >>>makes this difficult is that people change. They buy a gun as a > >>>well-intentioned and law-abiding citizen in case they need to defend > >>>themselfes. Then a while later when they are upset or drunk they find > >>>they have a gun handy and do harm somebody else. A lot of such > >>>violent crimes are committed out of an emotional reaction. While > >>>taking away guns may not completely prevent all such crimes ti might > >>>make them less harmfull. Using a gun is too easy. > >>> > >> > >>So, because little Johnny *might* misbehave, the whole third grade is > >>not allowed to attend the museum field trip. Yup, that's definitely the > >>way to go. > > > > > > A hand gun is solely made to harm other people. How can you compare > > the possession of a gun to a museum field trip of third graders? > > > You completely miss the point. You hold people responsible for their > *individual* actions. You do not punish all of society becuase of the > actions of a few. The current hysteria over the war on terror is a > prime example. We are much more likely to die in car accidents or > (non-terrorist-related) plane crashes, yet people are happily giving up > their rights for "security." > > > How many people needed their gun for self defence? Did you? And how > > many people used their gun to harm others? Do you know of any such > > statistics? > > > That is not the point. I want the *freedom* to own a gun, if I so > choose. Whether I want it for self-defense, marksmanship training, or > making cans and bottles into little shards of metal and glass, shouldn't > be anybody's business but my own. > > > > >>If I was in my home and some invader came in, I would not want to first > >>find out what he was carrying and get a matching weapon. That is > >>lunacy. I want to know that I can defend myself. Besides, how will > >>make sure that noone has a gun? > > > > > > I don't think nobody will have a gun just because there is a law that > > prohibits it. But, I think the availability of guns will be > > drastically reduced and so will be the likelyhood that one will > > be pointed at you. It is just too easy to shoot someone with a gun. > > Any 10 year old can do that. It is much more voilent energy required > > to beat someone up. > > Right. But, if I have to defend my home against someone who *may* have > a gun, I don't want to exert the energy to beat them and risk getting > killed in the process just to defend myself.
And if the neighbourhood thief is breaking into your home, he is more likely to be armed with a gun if he thinks you probably are. Thus do fears create expectations. -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]