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Dharmaeye

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Gun Control: A Historical Perspective - must read
« on: October 25, 2008, 10:58:54 AM »
http://www.fff.org/freedom/0694e.asp

Please pass this on to everybody. Make sure you read part 2 by clicking  :)

tombogan03884

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Re: Gun Control: A Historical Perspective - must read
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2008, 11:21:04 AM »
If you read the note at the bottom of each part, this was written in 1990, BEFORE the Clinton AWB.
Will our fellow citizens wake up in time ? We will find out on Nov. 4.

Dharmaeye

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Re: Gun Control: A Historical Perspective - must read
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2008, 12:21:03 PM »
A quote from link:

A popular story at the turn of the century concerned an earlier visit by the Crown Prince and later Kaiser of Germany, Wilhelm Hohenzollern, to view the Swiss militia in training. He supposedly asked the Swiss commander how many men he had under arms. When the commander answered one million, Wilhelm asked what would happen if five million of his men crossed the Swiss border tomorrow. The Swiss commander replied that each of his men would fire five shots and go home.

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Re: Gun Control: A Historical Perspective - must read
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2008, 06:52:17 PM »
The last time I checked 80% of all murders in the whole country happened in 4 citys with strict gun control laws. New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. Each of those 4 cities has on average as many murders as the rest of the country.
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Re: Gun Control: A Historical Perspective - must read
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2008, 08:22:37 PM »
The last time I checked 80% of all murders in the whole country happened in 4 citys with strict gun control laws. New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. Each of those 4 cities has on average as many murders as the rest of the country.

So the problem isn't the availability of guns, but rather the availability of big-city folk.
Anti: I think some of you gentleman would choose to apply a gun shaped remedy to any problem or potential problem that presented itself? Your reverance (sic) for firearms is maintained with an almost religious zeal. The mind boggles! it really does...

Me: Naw, we just apply a gun-shaped remedy to those extreme life threatening situations that call for it. All the less urgent problems we're willing to discuss.

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tombogan03884

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Re: Gun Control: A Historical Perspective - must read
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2008, 12:15:37 AM »
The problem doesn't even seem to be crime, The problem is Bloomberg,Daley, Pelosi and Fenty.

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Re: Gun Control: A Historical Perspective - must read
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2008, 12:17:17 AM »
The problem is people trying to tell other people what to do!
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tombogan03884

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Re: Gun Control: A Historical Perspective - must read
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2008, 12:33:33 AM »
The problem is people trying to tell other people what to do!

You mean like "Stick'em up" and "Give me your wallet" and Hey Mo*&^#fu%&@, get off my corner"  ;D

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Re: Gun Control: A Historical Perspective - must read
« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2008, 12:37:07 AM »
No, the "I don't like xxxx so YOU can't (have / do ) xxxxxx".
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tombogan03884

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Re: Gun Control: A Historical Perspective - must read
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2008, 12:43:01 AM »
No, the "I don't like xxxx so YOU can't (have / do ) xxxxxx".

:( yes, and it looks like the problem may get worse even if Obama Loses.

 

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