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Message no. 1
From: "Jason Carter, Nightstalker" <CARTER@***.EDU>
Subject: Criminals and Gun Control
Date: Sat, 7 May 1994 12:03:05 -0700
Liberals say, "Ban guns."

Consevatives say, "If you ban guns, only criminals will have guns.

I say, "If only criminals have guns, it will be much easier to identify
criminals."

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Message no. 2
From: Timothy Skirvin <tskirvin@********.UNI.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Criminals and Gun Control
Date: Sat, 7 May 1994 15:00:50 -0500
> Liberals say, "Ban guns."

I'm mostly liberal. I mostly don't say this at all.

> Consevatives say, "If you ban guns, only criminals will have guns.

I'm most definitely NOT conservative. I most definitely DO say
thing like this.

> I say, "If only criminals have guns, it will be much easier to
> identify criminals."

Yes, and it'll be a lot easier for those criminals to identify those
that aren't, and are thereby unable to defend themselves properly...

Oh...I own no guns.

----------------------- "Well, you see, they took the Bible literally.
Tim Skirvin Adam and Eve, the snake and the apple...took
(tskirvin@ it word for word. Unfortunately, their
superdec.uni.uiuc.edu) version had a misprint."
----------------------- - Rimmer, Red Dwarf (The Last Day)
Message no. 3
From: Jeff Norrell <norrell@*******.ME.UTEXAS.EDU>
Subject: Re: Criminals and Gun Control
Date: Mon, 9 May 1994 08:15:24 CDT
Good point... Very good point.
-Blade
Message no. 4
From: Timothy Dann <C598706@*******.BITNET>
Subject: Re: Criminals and Gun Control
Date: Mon, 9 May 1994 10:24:36 CDT
>Liberals say, "Ban guns."
>
>Consevatives say, "If you ban guns, only criminals will have guns.
>
>I say, "If only criminals have guns, it will be much easier to identify
>criminals."

Yeah, they'll be the ones firing in subway cars because nobody on board knew
how to use a pistol to stop some guy from killing all those innocents, and
they'll be the ones killing cops because they know they can get away with
anything until the cops arrive, and then they'll have to kill a cop...

Sorry, chummers, guns don't kill people, people kill people. A common rebuttal
to this is 'but little Tommy found his daddy's loaded gun and killed his sister
so the gun really killed her-Tommy isn't liable'...folks, Tommy's dad killed
Tommy's sister. If citizens of Earth (this ain't just an American problem)
were more educated and responsible, we wouldn't have this problem in the degree
that it exists. As far as I, and many others, are concerned, gun control
consists of being able to keep the sights on the target (and the RIGHT target).

>>> Gets off the oft-mentioned Soapbox, and hands on the Conch <<<
Midnight Sting
Message no. 5
From: "S.K. Khoo" <S.K.Khoo@*********.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Criminals and Gun Control
Date: Mon, 9 May 1994 11:33:16 +0100
On Sat, 7 May 1994, Jason Carter, Nightstalker wrote:

> Liberals say, "Ban guns."
>
> Consevatives say, "If you ban guns, only criminals will have guns.
>
> I say, "If only criminals have guns, it will be much easier to identify
> criminals."


There's something wrong with this logic but for the life of me, I
just can't seem to put my finger on it at the moment ! :)
Message no. 6
From: Egil Geir Brautaset <egilbra@***.UNIT.NO>
Subject: Re: Criminals and Gun Control
Date: Tue, 10 May 1994 15:25:41 +0200
On Mon, 9 May 1994, S.K. Khoo wrote:

> On Sat, 7 May 1994, Jason Carter, Nightstalker wrote:
>
> > Liberals say, "Ban guns."
> >
> > Consevatives say, "If you ban guns, only criminals will have guns.
> >
> > I say, "If only criminals have guns, it will be much easier to identify
> > criminals."
>
>
> There's something wrong with this logic but for the life of me, I
> just can't seem to put my finger on it at the moment ! :)

If you ban guns anyone having a gun WILL BE a criminal.


-- Egil <egilbra@***.unit.no>

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