"the Gun Industry pays for these groups" Perhaps you could tell me where I should apply for this money? Britain (where i lived for 30 something years) banned civillian ownership of handguns and semi auto rifles larger than .22rf, result? armed crime has doubled since 1997. Of course the Brits can all now feel safer as all handguns are now safely in criminal's hands, and the honest folk are dis armed. In the mid 90's britain enjoyed 2X the burglary rate of the US and 40% of British Burglaries were hot compared to 7% hot in the US, since that time …
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oh, just seen Aunty Rightwing's comments, Perhaps you could explain to the Branch Davidians and their children (those who survived that is) and Randy Weaver (who's wife and child didn't survive)that the Govt isn't going to kick your door down. Ask the people in New Orleans who were illegally robbed of their means of defense against lawlessness? Go north of the 49th paralell and see how easily that event occurs. I have personal Friends in Britain who have been woken by the police armed response team breaking the door in to collect their individually licenced guns (they need to give good …
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Hi stopgunviolence, unfortunately about 90% of murderers are already well known to the criminal justice system and typically have 3 or more convictions for crimes of violence before they murder. "They often know their victim" (Yes, usually a member of a rival gang, a rival dealer, or just someone who "dissed" them in the past). Stats from around the world (see Kates & Mauser in the Harvard journal of law & public policy for a good review and source references) seem to show that murder rates of 3X the worst that America had can occur in societies with police state type …
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Just have, I'll be back there again Keith A person of the gun...
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Hi Aunty rightwing, "Confiscations in Britain, different country Different laws" don't try to spread complacency mate, yes it can happen elsewhere too, all it takes is for the good "people of the gun" tribe to do nothing. As youv'e probably noticed, we're not complacent and we talk accross borders. You have heard of international precedent in law? so have we. I have a whole range of issues with the Davidians, I'll stick to a few direct gun ones and the very important one of collective guilt. If there was a criminal among them, does that justify killing them all? was it …
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Hi Laura, I think the comments here probably give you some small sample of the "People of the Gun" . Legal gun owners are a pretty good cross section of those in society who don't have criminal records. Can I make the suggestion that you go see firsthand? Howabout a few visits to a local range? and, if your state is one of the many that allows it, take the training for a concealed carry permit ? - entirely up to you whether you ever buy a gun or carry, but i think you'll be pleasently surprised by the people you …
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Major Major, You seem very keen on attacking John lott for what you deem as the politics of the stances he takes, but I notice that you have nothing to offer in the way of studies or new data to refute his findings.... If you do come accross any which go beyond the reasoning of: "some people get shot therefore; all guns are bad" I'd be very interested to have the references. As for having a bit of fun by commenting with a pseudonym, you mean you've never, ever done it? Just for the record, my real name is Keith Anderson, …
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Hi, Just looking through, I think it's pretty clear which side of the debate has dominated the postings and dominated with knowledge of the issues. It is something of a shame that there appears to be a firewall between the grass roots shooters and the major news media. I'd be interested to hear from Laura what her take on this is. I notice that Xavier, in his blog has extended the offer to Laura that if she ever wants to try shooting, that we'd all be glad to help her get started. Laura, please accept our sincere thanks, I'll be printing …
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Hi Scorp, Can I add a few to your list? Guatamala, The ottoman empire in Armenia, the former yugoslavia, Mugabe's Zimbabwe (zanu pf) in Matabele Land, the Iranian Govt with the B'hai faith, the Burmese govt with the Koren people. Rwanda, Uganda on some of its tribal peoples. Actually, the Mexican Govt isn't shy about sending the tanks into the south of its country to kill a few thousand of its' own citizens. Regardless that there are cells in the Hague, waiting for a lot of the people behind these acts, what really deterrs them is the thought that their jack …
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Hi Scorp, It does no harm (and probably no good either) to remind the likes of "MM" about the 100M odd (probably more, Mao & Stalin together give over 110M) disarmed citezens who became victims of state genocide in the 20th century. Perhaps a few people capable of thinking beyond: "4 legs good: all guns bad" will read it and begin to think for themselves. It is interesting that the British Govt, with its law abiding part of the population disarmed, is still terrified that if a predominantly Moslem area errupts into rioting, that the surrounding white population will go in …
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Hi looks like MM is off on another spin. Suicide: perhaps MM can explain to us why countries like Lithuania and Bealarus have the highest suicide rates (aroungd 70 / 100,000/ year) and no handgun ownership? There is no correlation between gun ownership and suicide rate, go google the WHO suicide stats and see whether Switzerland with about the highest firearms ownership in the world has a significantly higher suicide rate than its more controlled neighbours, France, Germany and Austria? I left Italy out of that, as a Mediteranean country, it enjoys the same low suicide rate as its mediteranean neighboursdo, …
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Hi Waypast, Looking at the broader "creed" of the "left", it does look a lot more like a religion than a rational and logical set of policies to govern by. I've touched on the "progress" thing which Laura seems so keen on mentioning in the editorial. None of the critters has been able to tell me what the left means by "PROGRESS"! What is "PROGRESS"? and what is the process by which an Idea, action or person gains this mysterious property of "PROGRESS"? Laura is very keen on spouting about opinion polls. One factor which repeatedly comes out in opinion polls, …
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Using death by shooting as a measure of firearms availability while trying to study the effect of firearms availability on death by firearms.... That, unfortunately is about the level of some of the studies we have to put up with, Then some bright spark finds 10 studies, 8 of which support an anti gun argument but all 8 of which contain that type of bullshit flaw, trouble is that piece of vital info on the flaws is not passed on to the decision makers. An example of this was evidence presented to the Cullen enquiry in Scotland (1997) on firearms availability …
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Hi, I think I might look up some of those "studies" which MM quotes for a game of "spot the fraud". I think Laura and every one else ('cept for MM) has probably got the message by now that far from legal gun owners being the problem and consisting of an industry funded rent-a-mob of child killing, racist, knuckle dragging bubbas... we are individuals, and capable of winning all of the arguments on the facts, and without sponsorship by a bunch of multi billionaires (Soros, Bloomberg et al). We are unfairly denied access to the mainstream media, who also grossly under …
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I wasn’t going to post anymore, but you guys are touching on a very interesting subject: How the hell are ordinary citizens (I mean the central say 75% on an imaginary political spectrum) supposed to judge when to pick up their arms and start to let their oppressors know without doubt that they continue the opression at their own peril? I think we are always going to have the odd head case on one or other extreme who thinks that the time is whenever they are. If they are particularly stupid, they get helped along by an agent provocateur, and get …
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