On Jan 8, 2008 5:43 PM, Paul V wrote: > > Mutually assured destruction I believe is the Cold War term that seems to > fit that particular thought process...
More like, "Your ass is as dead as fried chicken if you come in my house uninvited." ;-) > > Having fewer guns in general circulation certainly does seem to me to be > the best way to reduce gun violence as the opportunity is far less prevalent > in this scenario. In the UK for instance, the rise in gun related deaths can > be directly related to the increases that we have seen in recent years with > the illegal importation of guns onto our streets... More guns in our case > certainly means more deaths. > > I'd be surprised if the case was substantially different in the US More guns in the hands of criminals results in more deaths, for sure. What you are seeing in the UK is the rise in illegal gun ownership, and that's the key. Smuggling is an enormously profitable trade. As long as that is the case, people will smuggle- guns, drugs, people. And who buys illegal guns? Criminals. Any thug off the street with a connection can get a gun, but you can't legally buy a weapon to defend yourself from those same thugs. Remember, defense against tyranny is the key philosophy behind the American attitude toward guns. Violent crime is a form of tyranny- tyranny and terror against ordinary people. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:250246 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
