Michael, By using your same logic, if just 1 persons life is saved because they were able to defend themselves with a gun, then they should be legal.
Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:59 AM Subject: RE: Possible Sniper Arrest > Here is my feelings. > > Issue > Man Killing people with a gun > Will further legislation prevent him from doing this (maybe not, most likely not) > BUT > Will further legislation prevent even just 1 person from being killed (yes, its called manslaughter, things like domestic killings, child on child murder) Then that is worth pushing the legislation. > > I have heard many times that the means for personal self defense is why I might have a gun. Show me numbers, where are the studies that prove this? If there were studies that show how many people were saved by having a gun you would think we would hear about it. > > Also Israel and I believe Switzerland are not equal comparisons because those countries have people doing mandatory time in their respective armies. That changes everything..... > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/22/02 09:19AM >>> > No fear man, I know concern is the root of your position. It's why I debate, but not dislike, people who are for more gun control. In the majority of cases they mean well. Unfortunately meaning well isn't always the best source of political ideology, nor are feelings. I try and do basic logic when I look at an issue. I see this kind of like a flow. > > Issue. > > Man killing people with a gun. > > Will further legislation prevent him or others from continuing this. > > No - Why? Because we (at least in the US) have proven that gun laws only prevent law abiding citizens from getting guns. > > As to how disarming a populace provides a larger victim base, I think that would be obvious. The people who are following the law don't have a means for personal self defense. The criminals however already break the law. > > I don't know. > > Sorry for getting into this so early folks :) Just pretty pissed, and I would love to get a concealed permit these days, but due to Maryland and DC (probably about the worst gun laws in the country) I cannot do so. Now I am thinking about how I am moving my wife, 2 sons, mother and grandmother in-laws here this weekend. I am thinking about my wife at the gas station, or the super market. Just a bit freaked today is all. > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Will Swain [mailto:will@;hothorse.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 9:11 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Possible Sniper Arrest > > > Whatever the relevance of the discussion we are having, I'd just like to > echo that. > > This must be an extremely frightening situation and I hope that this loony > is caught ASAP, before anyone else gets hurt or worse. > > w > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Harkins,Patrick [mailto:HarkinPA@;MapleLeaf.ca] > Sent: 22 October 2002 14:12 > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Possible Sniper Arrest > > > sorry to hear that you are having to put up with that Tim. Hope they catch > him sooner before anyone else dies. > > Patrick > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Timothy Heald [mailto:healdt@;dsmail.state.gov] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 7:15 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Possible Sniper Arrest > > > > > > Latest shooting is about 2 miles up the road from me. The > > place I am staying right now was close to all of the original > > 4 or 5 shootings. Pretty freaky. I had really hoped the > > arrests yesterday were pertinent. Oh well. > > > > I am just pissed because my son isn't going to have a real > > Halloween. I mean I think about all the kids (especially > > seniors trying to get into university) who loose their sports > > and other extra curricular activities. All the over time the > > police are putting in, all the extra traffic and hassle. I > > board at the Glenmont station to ride the metro to work. As > > I was pulling in this morning a virtual army of patrol cars > > and such went screaming by. I am so sick of this. One > > person in the right place and time and all this goes away. > > > > I hope they catch this guy soon, and I hope he makes it nice > > and easy and tries to fight arrest. > > > > Sniper my ass. Ask me again why I think private citizens > > should be able to carry guns. > > > > Tim > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_community Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
