> >Baseball bats are also sometimes used as weapons, if you don't have a gun > handy (yes, in the U.S. you can still > >own guns, thank God!). > > > > Ivan, I am sure the people especially in the Washington area are very > pleased about this fact at the moment.
I don't know if it's still the case, but not long ago it was illegal to own a gun in the Washington DC area. This is in spite of the fact that the Bill of Rights enumerates the right to keep and bear arms. And during that time, the Washington DC murder and crime rate was among the worst in the U.S. If gun ownership is still illegal in the Washington area, that didn't stop the sniper, did it? Criminals will always have guns. Criminals don't worry about whether or not they are breaking a particular gun control law, or any law for that matter. That's why they are called criminals. ;-) Private ownership of guns has a certain deterrence factor. If a criminal thinks you might have a gun, he will be less likely to commit an act of violence against you. If you have a gun, and the criminal is crazy enough to attack you anyway, you can shoot him. Then he will be dead, commit no more acts of violence, and justice will have been better served than by any court system and prison sentence. That said, before you start a Protel session, put away your guns... Best regards, Ivan Baggett Bagotronix Inc. website: www.bagotronix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 3:37 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Top Notch Talent for Troubleshooting. > > >Baseball bats are also sometimes used as weapons, if you don't have a gun > handy (yes, in the U.S. you can still > >own guns, thank God!). > > > > Ivan, I am sure the people especially in the Washington area are very > pleased about this fact at the moment. > > Regards, > > Gisbert * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:proteledaforum@;techservinc.com * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:ForumAdministrator@;TechServInc.com * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@;techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
