CS: Pol-US and self-defence

2000-11-29 Thread E.J. Totty
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED] >At the risk of upsetting some, I'd suggest that it's quite likely a >question of national maturity - there's an undeniable frontier attitude >still prevalent beneath the surface in the US, particularly in the >'heartland' (where national politicians are ra

CS: Pol-US and self-defence

2000-11-28 Thread roger gascoigne
From: "roger gascoigne", [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the fourth country I have lived in and owned firearms. I see many differences between the US and the UK and would like to comment on Nick's mail. The data is not yet out regarding the 2000 census, but as an example, one of the News Channels he

CS: Pol-US and self-defence

2000-11-28 Thread Tony Jeeves
From: "Tony Jeeves", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Not all guns carried in the US for self defence are for defence against human predators. I have a friend who lives in the rugged foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Utah. After a neighbour had been subjected to a painfiul course of injections following be

CS: Pol-US and self-defence

2000-11-28 Thread SADW
From: SADW, [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't think there is any doubt that, for handguns at least, personal protection - whether at home or on the road - remains the No 1 reason for purchase in the USA. Likewise for many shotguns. CCW holders are to a large extent still driving the handgun market.