Re: Re: dem primary

["Peter T. Chattaway" <petert@interchange.ubc.ca>]

On Fri, 6 Feb 2004 Ysobelle@aol.com wrote:
> lilblueriver@hotmail.com:

> > but i tend to think there's something to be said for societies where
> > it's legal to carry concealed weapons.  people tend to stay the ****
> > away from each other, and crime tends to be much lower.
>
> What society would that be? Cos it certainly isn't Philadelphia. Or New
> York. Or Washington. Or Chicago.

Mark Steyn would argue it's New Hampshire, at least.

   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml;$sessionid?xml=/opinion/2
   004/01/06/do0602.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2004/01/06/ixopinion.html

   Well, it's true I subscribe to a gung-ho mentality, but I don't live in
   a culture of fear. In fact, British friends visiting me in this corner
   of northern New England from their crime-ridden leafy shires always
   remark on my blithe unconcern about "home security". I don't have laser
   alarms, or window locks, or, indeed, a front-door key. Like most of my
   neighbours, I leave my home unlocked and, when I park the car, I leave
   the key in the ignition because then you always know where to find it.

   I'm able to do this because -- and this is where the gung-ho bit comes
   in -- I live in a state with very high rates of gun ownership. In other
   words, if you're some teen punk and you want to steal my $70 television
   set, they're likely to be picking bits of your skull out of my
   wainscoting. But the beauty of this system is that I'm highly unlikely
   ever to have to blow your head off. The fact that most homeowners are
   believed to be armed reduces crime, in my neighbourhood, to
   statistically insignificant levels. Hence, my laconic approach to home
   security.

--- Peter T. Chattaway --------------------------- peter@chattaway.com ---
Nothing tells memories from ordinary moments; only afterwards do they
   claim remembrance, on account of their scars. -- Chris Marker, La Jetee

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