Re: GUNS (vastly off-topic)

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In a message dated 1/19/04 12:27:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,

Dpdg@... writes:

> From: ChrisMasterjohn@... <<I'm fully, 100% against any form of gun

> registration, and am fully, 100% in favor of the right for citizens to carry c

> oncealed fire arms and to own so-called " assault rifles " without any sort of

> registration or background checks.>>

>

> Why?

For the reasons I stated in the rest of this thread.

> <<They are pushing for registration so they can confiscate guns-- they say

> it ain't so, but it's happened before with certain guns.>>

>

> who's they?

The numerous political folks pushing for gun registration. I believe Gore

favored it.

> <<In some places, gun ownership is severely restricted. In those places,

> the crime rate is proportionately higher. In most places, most people can't

> carry concealed weapons. When such carrying is legalized, the crime rate

> drops proportionally....Background checks and cooling periods kill. There's

> really no reason for them whatsoever, and they just prevent people who need

guns

> to defend themselves in immediate circumstances from getting one. >>

>

> where's the evidence to support these claims?

From the Lott interview that Suze posted, and the www.armedandsecure.org site

that I posted.

Chris

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From: ChrisMasterjohn@... <<I'm fully, 100% against any form of gun

registration, and am fully, 100% in favor of the right for citizens to carry

concealed fire arms and to own so-called " assault rifles " without any sort of

registration or background checks.>>

Why?

<<They are pushing for registration so they can confiscate guns-- they say it

ain't so, but it's happened before with certain guns.>>

who's they?

<< In some places, gun ownership is severely restricted. In those places, the

crime rate is proportionately higher. In most places, most people can't carry

concealed weapons. When such carrying is legalized, the crime rate drops

proportionally....Background checks and cooling periods kill. There's really no

reason for them whatsoever, and they just prevent people who need guns to defend

themselves in immediate circumstances from getting one. >>

where's the evidence to support these claims?

TIA

Dedy