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Re: guns



>From: "Maud Bailey" <melusine51 at hotmail_com>
>To: barabas0 at hotmail_com, over-the-rhine at actwin_com
>Subject: Re: guns
>Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2000 18:25:15 BST
>
>Here in the UK handguns are banned. In London last year there were 32 
>murders (which is very low for a city of London's size) and only 2 of those 
>were gun-related (therefore drug-related). I think the numbers speak for 
>themselves. Children will keep on dying needlessly until you understand 
>that thinking of gun ownership as a constitutional right denies the human 
>right to life for all of us.
>

that's a good point.  i still think there are other factors involved in 
assessing the situation.  to be honest, i'm not sure what those factors are. 
  for instance, even though London has a remarkable homocide rate i'm not 
sure if you could attribute that totally to it gun control laws.  for 
instance, i'd be willing to bet that a city the same size as London in the 
U.S. would have many more non-gun related murders than 30, indicating that 
there are other cultural factors.

also, that still doesn't answer why there have been such a small amount of 
violence in years past when a much higher percentage of the population owned 
guns. . .

these are just some amateur thoughts on the subject.  maybe your right, 
maud.  maybe if handguns were outlawed that would make the rate of violence 
significantly decline.

brian

p.s. in that last one i meant to say "infinitismally smaller homocide rate. 
know what i mean?". . .   i forgot to turn it into my editor for review.


>>what about all the people who have successfully protected themselves and
>>saved lives because they had the capability due to their owning a gun. 
>>there
>>are countless situations that don't get much publicity.
>>also, who cares about the gov't. i want guns to protect myself and 
>>family(if
>>i were to have one) from the man who tries to kill me on the interstate 
>>when
>>i'm stranded with a flat tire or broken down car.
>>
>>guns are good things.  people act as if guns kill people.  years ago (back
>>in the good ol' days) when a much higher percentage of people owned guns
>>there was a infinitismally homocide rate.  no what i mean?
>>
>>brian
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