And now for a rest from opinions. It is said that John called this the history of Rock & Roll!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTU2Y0VFH0E&NR=1 On Feb 2, 6:03 pm, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting story from the NRA today. Admittedly one sided, but an > interesting comparison. > > Monday, February 02, 2009 > A Tale of Two Cities > > Two cities face each other across the U.S.-Mexican border. > > In one of them, oppressive gun control restricts legal firearm > ownership to an elite few approved by the bureaucrats in power. In the > other city, the right to keep and bear arms is respected by the > constitutions of the nation and the state. > > Which city -Juarez, Mexico or El Paso, Texas -resembles a war zone? > > Juarez had over 1,500 murders in 2008. That's a homicide rate of more > than 100 per 100,000. Just across the border, El Paso's population of > 600,000 had just 16 murders in 2008. > > American gun control advocates claim that if only we'd pass "common- > sense restrictions" like they have in Juarez, our city streets would > be safer. That's nonsense! Mexico's gun control laws haven't stopped > the drug cartels from turning Juarez into a killing zone. > > Meanwhile, El Paso's law-and-order mentality goes hand in hand with > legal gun ownership. Of the tens of thousands of gun owners in El > Paso, thousands are Right-to-Carry permit holders. And El Paso is one > of the safest cities in the nation. > > The difference between Juarez and El Paso is as clear as night and > day ... because it's as clear as the difference between gun control > and crime control. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
