Here in Canada almost all shootings are drug/gang related or accidental. Deaths from suicides, armed robberies and domestic disputes are overwhelmingly via other means.
-Adam P. J. Alling wrote: > Most shootings are suicides, followed in no particular order since I > don't know the breakdown, by domestic, armed robbery, drug related, or > gang related and accidental discharge, (which covers a multiple of > sins). I suppose any of them might involve fear, but I don't think it's > a valid statement the people shoot each other out of fear, though I > suppose that if someone was breaking into my house and I shot them that > would be a valid statement that I shot them out of fear, however I > believe that shooting would be wholly justified. Though if someone > wants to kill them selves how could anyone who believes in a right to > die deny them the most efficient tool for the job. > > DagT wrote: >> We have more guns per 1000 persons than you but you have more people >> killed by guns per 1000 persons. >> >> OK, I assumed that people use their guns against people because of >> fear. If that is not correct, then why do they kill? >> >> DagT >> >> Den 10. jan. 2007 kl. 22.26 skrev P. J. Alling: >> >> >>> HUH? >>> >>> DagT wrote: >>> >>>> That may be, but a larger percentage use it against other people. >>>> >>>> DagT >>>> >>>> Den 10. jan. 2007 kl. 17.46 skrev P. J. Alling: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> There are very few people in the US who feel the need to use them >>>>> either. >>>>> >>>>> DagT wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> Fra: Brendan MacRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --- David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Of course guns don't cause crime, criminals do. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Just like guns don't kill people. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Dave >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Note to Tom: here I go again... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Guns don't kill people; bullets do. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> Guns don't kill people, frightened people with guns do. >>>>>> >>>>>> We have a lot of guns here, I think we had more per person than >>>>>> the US in some survey, but people usually don't feel the need to >>>>>> use them. >>>>>> >>>>>> DagT >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> >>> The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. >>> -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> DagT >> >> >> >> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
