--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Nelson" <nelsonriddle2001@> wrote:
> >
> > The tea bag fringe might be on to something tho in their
> > protesting.
> > Herein, some famous people who favored gun control.
> > Hitler
> > Castro
> > Qaddafi
> > Stalin
> > Idi Amin
> > Mao Tse-tung
> > Pol Pot
> > Kim Jong-IL
> > And, probably a few more you could think of.
> > With their combined governments, the number of people that have
> > been exterminated must run into the billions.
> > As we talk, it is still happening although not well covered in
> > the news.
> > Some few people here see that as a problem and are speaking up.
> > I would favor the Swiss outlook on the subject.
>
>
> The scientific study I would like to see done
> is to do a correlation of gun ownership with
> fear.
>
> Very simple study. Take large segments of the
> population. Ask them whether they own guns and
> if so how many. Then give those same people
> standardized psychological tests that pinpoint
> a "fear index" -- how much fear they live with
> on a daily basis.
>
> My bet -- based on the gun owners I've known --
> is that there would be a one-to-one correlation.
> That is, "Own a gun, live in fear."
>
> ( In reality, of course, it "works" the other
> way around -- "Live in fear, feel the need to
> own a gun." )
>
> The one statistic I'm pretty sure would show up
> in the study, however, is at the "high end" of
> gun ownership. Anyone who owns more than three
> guns would score off the charts on the fear
> index, nigh unto certifiable paranoia.
>
Many sided issue-
Need to keep the coyotes from eating the sheep,
Collectors prize the detailed artwork,
target shooters enjoy competition events,
I wouldn't think the people in most of the owner categories would have to be
motivated by fear.
