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Ken wrote: "Someone who buys a car that can go 170 mph will naturally be inclined to try it out. And someone who buys weapons that can kill large numbers might feel the impulse to see them in action. They are, after all, marvels of engineering. In the great majority of cases the normal inhibition against murderous behaviour will win out. But will it win out every time?" Wow...really? Logical fallacy much? A car and a gun. A 170mph car is bought because one might indeed one to try it out that fast though if you know anything about cars it has more to do with going from say, 60mpsh to 80mph is about 2 seconds. It's why I bought a motorcycle...for this very reason. A gun is bought for a variety reasons and few of them for 'fantasy reasons' beyond speculating about what to do during the zombie Apocalypse! And...it's highly unlikely that this mass murder spree in Vegas had a thing to do due with impulses or lack there off...it had to do at least with severe emotionally or physiological stress. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
