I'm not anti-firearms, but I am anti-hand guns (and to a lesser extent
semi-automatic rifles/shotguns). They have one purpose, and one
purpose only, to kill people.

Cheers,

Dave

On 1/10/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sorry, I must disagree.  An armed victim is more likely to defend
> herself than a disarmed victim.  To paraphrase a member of the English
> House of Lords in the losing battle against the handgun ban in GB.
> 'Firearms are used to defend the weak against the strong.  To restrict
> their use by citizens is to deny them the right to self defense.
> Governments may have the power to do that, but should not have the
> right.'  Apparently the British Government no longer believes in the
> Citizens right of self defense.  Do you?
>
>
> William Robb wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: Re: PESO - American Fence
> >
> >
> >
> >> Hand guns don't cause crime, if that were true once Great Britain banned
> >> all hand guns, (and made shotgun ownership much more difficult), violent
> >> crime would have been eliminated, in fact it increased, (violent crime
> >> rates in England are now higher than in the US).  I doubt that smuggling
> >> firearms is the cause of violent crime in Canada, it's a symptom of
> >> something else.
> >>
> >
> > Straw man argument, Peter.
> > Gun crimes are more likely to end up with the victim being more seriously
> > hurt or dead than other types of weapons crimes, and can be used at range
> > where the victim has less chance of self defence.
> >
> > William Robb
> >
> >
> >
>
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