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On 2008-01-09, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
I'm not a bleeding heart . I have a gun and I would use it if I had to. but arming every second asshole on the streets is not a way to stem violent crime. Why not? An armed society is a polite society. -- Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.com http://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net http://www.hercules-390.org (Yes, that's me!) Buy Hercules stuff at http://www.cafepress.com/hercules-390 |
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On Jan 9, 2:55*pm, Jay Maynard wrote:
On 2008-01-09, Bertie the Bunyip wrote: I'm not a bleeding heart . I have a gun and I would use it if I had to. but arming every second asshole on the streets is not a way to stem violent crime. Why not? An armed society is a polite society. -- Jay Maynard, K5ZC * * * * * * * * *http://www.conmicro.comhttp://jmaynard.livejournal.com* * *http://www.tronguy.nethttp://www..hercules-390.org* * * * * * * (Yes, that's me!) Buy Hercules stuff athttp://www.cafepress.com/hercules-390 Guy's What the...... homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants UK = 2.03 and US = 5.6....very polite |
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tim wrote:
On Jan 9, 2:55 pm, Jay Maynard wrote: On 2008-01-09, Bertie the Bunyip wrote: I'm not a bleeding heart . I have a gun and I would use it if I had to. but arming every second asshole on the streets is not a way to stem violent crime. Why not? An armed society is a polite society. -- Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.comhttp://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.nethttp://www.hercules-390.org (Yes, that's me!) Buy Hercules stuff athttp://www.cafepress.com/hercules-390 Guy's What the...... homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants UK = 2.03 and US = 5.6....very polite What the.... Switzerland has 2/100,000 homicide rate and a very low crime rate overall. Every male between 21 and 32 are issued an assault rifle and ammo and are REQUIRED to keep them in their home. Older males may continue in a reserve function and are issued a bolt operate rifle. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1566715.stm Guns don't casuse crime. Poverty causes crime. |
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Gig 601XL Builder wrote in
: tim wrote: On Jan 9, 2:55 pm, Jay Maynard wrote: On 2008-01-09, Bertie the Bunyip wrote: I'm not a bleeding heart . I have a gun and I would use it if I had to. but arming every second asshole on the streets is not a way to stem violent crime. Why not? An armed society is a polite society. -- Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.comhttp://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.nethttp://www.hercules-390.org (Yes, that's me!) Buy Hercules stuff athttp://www.cafepress.com/hercules-390 Guy's What the...... homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants UK = 2.03 and US = 5.6....very polite What the.... Switzerland has 2/100,000 homicide rate and a very low crime rate overall. Every male between 21 and 32 are issued an assault rifle and ammo and are REQUIRED to keep them in their home. Older males may continue in a reserve function and are issued a bolt operate rifle. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1566715.stm Guns don't casuse crime. Poverty causes crime. Which would indicate it's not the armament but the godl teeth in the basement that is keeping crime at bay. Not to mention the fact that they gas litterbugs. Bertie |
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"Gig 601XL Builder" wrote in message
... tim wrote: What the...... homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants UK = 2.03 and US = 5.6....very polite What the.... Switzerland has 2/100,000 homicide rate and a very low crime rate overall. Every male between 21 and 32 are issued an assault rifle and ammo and are REQUIRED to keep them in their home. Older males may continue in a reserve function and are issued a bolt operate rifle. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1566715.stm OTOH, Mexico, with some of the most restrictive controls on earth, has a rate two or three times the US rate. Guns don't casuse crime. Poverty causes crime. Or maybe it's: crime causes poverty. Think about it: who would trust a criminal in a commercial/financial endeavor? Think: culture. |
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On Jan 9, 7:54*am, tim wrote:
homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants UK = 2.03 and US = 5.6....very polite Do you think having less guns would change that significantly? More people in the U.S. are killed with knives and bats than in the UK. Are you propsing to outlaw those items or are we still talking about guns? -Robert |
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in news:1ed36d0a-a5ce-4116-8d55-
: On Jan 9, 7:54*am, tim wrote: homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants UK = 2.03 and US 5.6....very polite Do you think having less guns would change that significantly? Yes, More people in the U.S. are killed with knives and bats than in the UK. Yeh, that's right. Are you propsing to outlaw those items or are we still talking about guns? Spurious. Learn how to read., Bertie |
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On Jan 9, 11:03*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in news:1ed36d0a-a5ce-4116-8d55- : On Jan 9, 7:54*am, tim wrote: homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants UK = 2.03 and US 5.6....very polite Do you think having less guns would change that significantly? Yes, More people in the U.S. are killed with knives and bats than in the UK. Yeh, that's right. well at least you recognize that guns are not the issue. Still not clear why you believe reducing guns might solve a problem though in which guns are not the issue. -Robert |
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in
: On Jan 9, 11:03*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote: "Robert M. Gary" wrote in news:1ed36d0a-a5ce-4116-8d55- : On Jan 9, 7:54*am, tim wrote: homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants UK = 2.03 and US 5.6....very polite Do you think having less guns would change that significantly? Yes, More people in the U.S. are killed with knives and bats than in the UK. Yeh, that's right. well at least you recognize that guns are not the issue. Still not clear why you believe reducing guns might solve a problem though in which guns are not the issue. Probably because you can't read. Bertie |
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![]() "tim" wrote in message ... On Jan 9, 2:55 pm, Jay Maynard wrote: On 2008-01-09, Bertie the Bunyip wrote: I'm not a bleeding heart . I have a gun and I would use it if I had to. but arming every second asshole on the streets is not a way to stem violent crime. Why not? An armed society is a polite society. -- Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.comhttp://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.nethttp://www.hercules-390.org (Yes, that's me!) Buy Hercules stuff athttp://www.cafepress.com/hercules-390 }Guy's } }What the...... } }homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants UK = 2.03 and US = }5.6....very polite England is neither armed, nor polite. It's violent crime rate, in the midst of disarming the population, is SKYROCKETING. Back to the drawing board. |
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