-Caveat Lector- > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > ALERT FROM JEWS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FIREARMS OWNERSHIP > America's Aggressive Civil Rights Organization > (Subscribe/UnSubscribe instructions near the end of the message) > > March 7, 2001 > > ALERT: School Shooting in California.... > > We pass on these thoughts from Randall N. Herrst > about the school shootings on Monday March 5: > > Hi, Everyone! > > I would like to suggest a few issues that we can use to > address the school shooting in San Diego, CA. today. > > 1. The other side has bragged that California has "the > toughest gun laws in the nation", yet it is obvious that > they have NO EFFECT WHATSOEVER and cannot prevent any > crimes, even in a specially "protected" zone such as a > school! Why? Because criminals are not deterred or > prevented from obtaining firearms (mostly illegally) or > prevented from committing even the most serious crimes. The > San Diego murderer is apparently underage, so he could not > have obtained his firearms legally. There is also a > child-access-prevention law in California, which also did > not work (although that law did cause 2 deaths and a serious > wounding in the "Merced Pitchfork Murders"). In California, > it is also illegal to bring firearms onto campus, and that > didn't work either. Incidentally, in California I think it > is also illegal to shoot people and murder them. Not to > mention another dozen or so felony violations. I wonder why > those laws didn't work, but new gun control laws will? > > 2. What would have worked in the short term? The "Israeli > Solution" of arming some of the teachers and staff members. > This has cut school murders to zero as soon as the policy > was enacted and it has maintained that success over a two > decade period. Go to http://www.jpfo.org/school.htm for > an explanation. Note that the criminal in San Diego told > several people, including adults, that he was going to > commit these crimes. > > 3. What else might work? One of the main reasons why these > criminals do these things is for notoriety. For this, we > can ask why the media insists upon glorifying and promoting > the criminals. Let us suggest that the media, IF IT WANTED > TO ACT RESPONSIBLY, would glorify the victims and minimize > the celebrity treatment of the criminals--even including a > refusal to mention the name of the criminal and refusal to > publish their photos and refusal to publish the ego-driven > ramblings of these criminals . These criminals aren't doing > these things so that no one will notice them. Of course, I > am just fantasizing here, since I am fully aware that almost > no one in the media ever acts responsibly or in the public > interest. Still, it would be interesting to see whether the > media might be willing to try it as an experiment. > > 4. Are there any long term solutions? Yes, but this will be > difficult to accept and even more difficult to implement. > The main reason, IMHO, that school mass murders by students > were almost unknown prior to the 1990's (is it only > coincidence that school shootings blossomed during the > Clinton years?) is the fact that society as a whole had some > concept of morality and taught those precepts to the > children. Morality was taught, not just in the home, but in > the schools, churches, neighborhoods, the courts, the news > media, and even the entertainment media (remember when > movies and TV shows had "a moral to the story" and the good > guys won while the bad guys were punished?) Furthermore, > the media did not lionize heinous criminals or make mass > murder look like fun (did you know that half a dozen mass > murderers have cited "Natural Born Killers" or "The > Basketball Diaries" or "Taxi Driver" as their FAVORITE > movies?) Up until the mid-1970's, it was not uncommon for > even urban high schools to have shooting teams, with members > bringing firearms and ammunition onto campus, sometimes via > public transportation and school buses. In rural areas > then, and in some small town and rural places even today, > children brought their hunting firearms to school and either > left them in their cars or gave them to the teachers for > safekeeping during school hours. Morality was what kept us > safe. > > 5. There is a consistent pattern of violence where it is > hard for law-abiding citizens to obtain firearms, whereas > there is less violent crime where firearms ownership is > widespread and easy. My studies have shown that violent > crime is lower in the small cities and rural areas of each > state compared to the metropolitan areas (as much as 500% > higher) of 42 of the 50 states; while it is comparable in 7 > states and in only one state, Kentucky, is the pattern > significantly reversed (~35% higher violent crime in small > cities and rural areas). The pattern of firearms ownership > and crime is an inverse relationship, which should not be > possible if the other side were right when it claims that > "easy availability causes crime". Why hasn't the media ever > noticed that there is less crime where it is easier for > law-abiding citizens to defend themselves and their loved > ones? Why hasn't the media ever pointed out that crime is > highest in the major metro areas where legal firearms > ownership is low? Isn't it interesting that Seattle, > Washington (metro pop. 2.2 million), where almost any > law-abiding citizen can get a Self-Defense-Permit/Concealed > Carry Permit, has a murder rate that is lower than the > national average? Same for Salt Lake City. > > 6. The one thing that has become obvious over the last few > decades, both here and in other countries, is that although > gun control sometimes does no harm (big deal!), the more > likely outcome is that GUN CONTROL INCREASES VIOLENT CRIME, > by shifting the balance of power to favor criminals, while > it disarms innocent victims. The only result that almost > never happens is the reduction of violent crime when a gun > control law is passed (see U.S. government, National > Institute of Justice study, "Weapons, Crime, and Violence in > America", still available in a commercial book, "Under The > Gun", by Profs. James D. Wright, Peter H. Rossi, and > Kathleen M. Daly, Aldine de Gruyter Press). A few examples > of this effect are the rising crime rates after the passage > of gun control/prohibition laws in Britain 1921, New York > 1911, California 1952, 1966, 1973, 1989, Jamaica 1975, > Washington D.C. 1976, Britain 1996, and Australia 1997. In > contrast to that effect, crime rates have gone down where > firearms ownership and public concealed carry have become > more widespread and attainable by ordinary citizens (see > "More Guns, Less Crime" by Prof. John Lott). > > 7 Prof. John Lott has done a study on multiple victim public > shootings and found that such incidents decline by 60% after > a state passes "shall issue" CCW/Self-defense-permit laws and > that fatalities decline by 80%. His rationale for this effect > is quite persuasive: the criminal is deterred from even trying > the mass murder because they have less confidence that they > will be able to complete the vengeful or publicity-seeking > act. The criminal doesn't worry about dying (since they > might intend to die anyway), they worry about failing in > their angry act against "society". Sick, but consistent > with what we know about the motivations of such barbarians. > > If anyone has any questions or suggestions, please feel free > to contact me. > - - ------------------ > Randall N. Herrst, J.D. > The Center For The Study Of Crime > Web site: www.studycrime.org > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: (310) 715-2812 > > * * * > In the "Brasco (TM) The Liberty Bear Coloring/Story Book" > by Erik Zelman, Patriot -- which you can find on the web at > http://www.jpfo.org/brasco.htm -- there is a page which is > the "short version" of these thoughts, inclusing a graphic > which is suitable for your local politicians, media, and > kids. We have just put it up on the web at > > http://www.jpfo.org/brasco-m.htm > > The Liberty Crew > > ================================================================ > A NEW SPECIAL OFFER: If you join JPFO (or renew your membership) > for a TWO-YEAR period, we will send you a free JPFO Logo lapel > pin or Bill of Rights Pin. You can see the pins and join at URL > http://www.jpfo.org/member.htm > ================================================================ > Are you buying books, CDs, or videos? Help JPFO earn a commission > on your purchases, Click through to Amazon.com via the JPFO web > site at: http://www.jpfo.org/bookstore.htm > ================================================================ > New! Gun clubs can become JPFO affiliates for only $40 annual > dues. Affiliate with both JPFO and CCOPS at the same time: > only $59.95! 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