More than that, she was the spokesperson for K-Mart, and they just happened to be the largest retailer of firearms in the US.
I thought that was great. Tim -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:schmidt@;hungrycow.com] Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 12:19 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: 40 Reasons For Gun Control Yeah, probably. She is very anti-gun, but remember to ask her why then if she is so anti-gun, do her body guards carry hand guns. Seems kind of hypocritical to me. She needs guns for self defense, but the rest of America doesn't? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 10:55 AM Subject: Re: 40 Reasons For Gun Control > Must have been Rosie O'Donnell's mail server it bounced from ;-) > > At 11:27 AM 11/1/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >oops sorry for the double post thought it bounced back from my smtp server > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "William Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 10:50 AM > >Subject: Fw: 40 Reasons For Gun Control > > > > > > > 40 Reasons For Gun Control > > > > > > > > > 40 Reasons For Gun Control > > > 1. Banning guns works, which is why New York, DC, & Chicago cops need > >guns. > > > > > > 2. Washington DC's low murder rate of 69 per 100,000 is due to strict gun > >control, and Indianapolis' high murder rate of 9 per 100,000 is due to the > >lack of gun control. > > > > > > 3. Statistics showing high murder rates justify gun control but statistics > >showing increasing murder rates after gun control are "just statistics." > > > > > > 4. The Brady Bill and the Assault Weapons Ban, both of which went into > >effect in 1994 are responsible for the decrease in violent crime rates, > >which have been declining since 1991. > > > > > > 5. We must get rid of guns because a deranged lunatic may go on a shooting > >spree at any time and anyone who would own a gun out of fear of such a > >lunatic is paranoid. > > > > > > 6. The more helpless you are the safer you are from criminals. > > > > > > 7. An intruder will be incapacitated by tear gas or oven spray, but if > >shot with a .357 Magnum will get angry and kill you. > > > > > > 8. A woman raped and strangled is morally superior to a woman with a > >smoking gun and a dead rapist at her feet. > > > > > > 9. When confronted by violent criminals, you should "put up no defense -- > >give them what they want, or run" (Handgun Control Inc. Chairman Pete > >Shields, Guns Don't Die - People Do, 1981, p.125). > > > > > > 10. The New England Journal of Medicine is filled with expert advice about > >guns; just like Guns & Ammo has some excellent treatises on heart surgery. > > > > > > 11. One should consult an automotive engineer for safer seatbelts, a civil > >engineer for a better bridge, a surgeon for internal medicine, a computer > >programmer for hard drive problems, and Sarah Brady for firearms expertise. > > > > > > 12. The 2nd Amendment, ratified in 1787, refers to the National Guard, > >which was created 130 years later, in 1917. > > > > > > 13. The National Guard, federally funded, with bases on federal land, > >using federally-owned weapons, vehicles, buildings and uniforms, punishing > >trespassers under federal law, is a "state" militia. > > > > > > 14. These phrases: "right of the people peaceably to assemble," "right of > >the people to be secure in their homes," "enumerations herein of certain > >rights shall not be construed to disparage others retained by the people," > >and "The powers not delegated herein are reserved to the states > >respectively, and to the people" all refer to individuals, but "the right of > >the people to keep and bear arm" refers to the state. > > > > > > 15. "The Constitution is strong and will never change." But we should ban > >and seize all guns thereby violating the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Amendments to > >that Constitution. > > > > > > 16. Rifles and handguns aren't necessary to national defense! Of course, > >the army has hundreds of thousands of them. > > > > > > 17. Private citizens shouldn't have handguns, because they aren't > >"military weapons", but private citizens shouldn't have "assault rifles", > >because they are military weapons. > > > > > > 18. In spite of waiting periods, background checks, finger printing, > >government forms, etc., guns today are too readily available, which is > >responsible for recent school shootings. In the 1940's, 1950's and1960's, > >anyone could buy guns at hardware stores, army surplus stores, gas stations, > >variety stores, Sears mail order, no waiting, no background check, no > >fingerprints, no government forms and there were no school shootings. > > > > > > 19. The NRA's attempt to run a "don't touch" campaign about kids handling > >guns is propaganda, but the anti-gun lobby's attempt to run a "don't touch" > >campaign is responsible social activity. > > > > > > 20. Guns are so complex that special training is necessary to use them > >properly, and so simple to use that they make murder easy. > > > > > > 21. A handgun, with up to 4 controls, is far too complex for the typical > >adult to learn to use, as opposed to an automobile that only has 20. > > > > > > 22. Women are just as intelligent and capable as men but a woman with a > >gun is "an accident waiting to happen" and gun makers' advertisements aimed > >at women are "preying on their fears." > > > > > > 23. Ordinary people in the presence of guns turn into slaughtering > >butchers but revert to normal when the weapon is removed. > > > > > > 24. Guns cause violence, which is why there are so many mass killings at > >gun shows. > > > > > > 25. A majority of the population supports gun control, just like a > >majority of the population supported owning slaves. > > > > > > 26. Any self-loading small arm can legitimately be considered to be a > >"weapon of mass destruction" or an "assault weapon." > > > > > > 27. Most people can't be trusted, so we should have laws against guns, > >which most people will abide by because they can be trusted. > > > > > > 28. The right of Internet pornographers to exist cannot be questioned > >because it is constitutionally protected by the Bill of Rights, but the use > >of handguns for self defense is not really protected by the Bill of Rights. > > > > > > 29. Free speech entitles one to own newspapers, transmitters, computers, > >and typewriters, but self-defense only justifies bare hands. > > > > > > 30. The ACLU is good because it uncompromisingly defends certain parts of > >the Constitution, and the NRA is bad, because it defends other parts of the > >Constitution. > > > > > > 31. Charlton Heston, a movie actor as president of the NRA is a cheap > >lunatic who should be ignored, but Michael Douglas, a movie actor as a > >representative of Handgun Control, Inc. is an ambassador for peace who is > >entitled to an audience at the UN arms control summit. > > > > > > 32. Police operate with backup within groups, which is why they need > >larger capacity pistol magazines than do "civilians" who must face criminals > >alone and therefore need less ammunition. > > > > > > 33. We should ban "Saturday Night Specials" and other inexpensive guns > >because it's not fair that poor people have access to guns too. > > > > > > 34. Police officers have some special Jedi-like mastery over hand guns > >that private citizens can never hope to obtain. > > > > > > 35. Private citizens don't need a gun for self-protection because the > >police are there to protect them even though the Supreme Court says the > >police are not responsible for their protection. > > > > > > 36. Citizens don't need to carry a gun for personal protection but police > >chiefs, who are desk-bound administrators who work in a building filled with > >cops, need a gun. > > > > > > 37. "Assault weapons" have no purpose other than to kill large numbers of > >people. The police need assault weapons. You do not. > > > > > > 38. When Microsoft pressures its distributors to give Microsoft > >preferential promotion, that's bad; but when the Federal government > >pressures cities to buy guns only from Smith & Wesson, that's good. > > > > > > 39. Trigger locks do not interfere with the ability to use a gun for > >defensive purposes, which is why you see police officers with one on their > >duty weapon. > > > > > > 40. Handgun Control, Inc. says they want to "keep guns out of the wrong > >hands." Guess what? 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