Re: National Healthcare was Reuters Monday
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Wed Apr 2 20:44:57 2008
And then there's Switzerland.
http://www.theblessingsofliberty.com/articles/article11.html
"An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may
have to back up his acts with his life."
Robert Heinlein
Art
At Wed, 2 Apr 2008, Raymond Stephen wrote:
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>What is also evident is that the countries with the highest murder rates
>are also those with the highest ownership of guns and the least strict
>gun control.
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>Steve
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>In a message dated 4/1/08 10:28:53 PM, Stephen.Raymond@dhhs.tas.gov.au
>writes:
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>How can owning or even carrying a gun stop someone from attacking your
>security? A firearm is an offensive weapon, not a defensive one!
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>Steve, you're a little behind the literature on that. There are ample
>statistics (in the U.S., at least) that areas with strict gun laws have
>MORE attacks that areas where the citizens are able to carry. That has
>been well-documented in a number of (relatively smaller) cities and
>counties.
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>More than that, it's intuitive that someone who appears less capable of
>self-defense (in the wild, the old, the young and the lame -- in the
>cities, the women, the elderly and the oblivious) is a more likely
>target. So if someone appears likely to be carrying a gun, they'll be
>passed over for a more attractive target.
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>Joe P.
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