On Wed, 2006-10-11 at 20:14 -0600, Collins Richey wrote: > On 10/11/06, Bruce Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wednesday 11 October 2006 12:49, David Bandel wrote: > > > My gut feeling is that people focus on the wrong thing. Please > > > correct me if I'm wrong, as I have no statistics/studies, just > > > anecdotes. > > > > Nope... I think you've got it right. I would repeat the old saw: "guns > > don't kill people, people kill people" but that's a red flag to many who > > want more control. > > > > And people will find a weapon no matter what you regulate (even if they want > > to obey the laws) Even Dylan and Kliebold had bombs at Columbine that they > > never used... but they could have done as much damage or more without the > > guns. > > > > And stiffer sentences for those who use guns in violence would also help. > > This is where Clinton's attempts at gun control turned out to be > > fraudulent. > > He made (or wanted to make) lots of new laws, but convictions for illegal > > use > > of guns went waaaay down. So what's the point of more laws? > > > > Anyway, I agree with you, 100% > > > > I have to agree with David and Bruce. Gun ownership is an important > facet of our constitutional rights. I choose not to own guns, but I > vigorously approve of others' rights to own them. > > "Guns don't kill, people kill" is 100% true. Those who kill in anger > will use a butcher knife, a baseball bat, or whatever is at hand if > guns are not available. Banning guns will not decrease the likelihood > of encountering a criminal who has an illicit gun. Drugs have been > illegal for decades, but their use has not declined. > > I find the born-again believers in gun controls morally equivalent to > the other born-again believers who have it all figured out how I > should live my life. I want no part of either. If you don't believe in > guns, don't own them. If you don't believe in abortions, don't have > them. If you don't believe in eating meat, don't eat meat. etc. > > And while you're at it, live your life the way you choose, but stay > out of my face. I agree with the "leave me alone.." sorta. But, I'd much rather run away from some one with a knife, rock, that sorta stuff than some thing .17 calibre to 50 calibre, though. Bob
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