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William Christie writes:

>We are implying that guns require many more steps to be
>dangerous.  An explosive by it's nature is (potentially)
>dangerous just sitting there.  A
>firearm requires loading as well as a target in front of it's
>muzzle and an external force to release the firing mechanism 
>iff the gun is loaded.


Wow!! Guess now I know what they mean by 'smart weapons'; they
have to have a target in front of the muzzle before they fire! I
had no idea that small arms technology has advanced so far over
the last 20 years. I remember once being really worried on a
range when someone had a misfire with a .22, stood up and pointed
the gun at my stomach, asking "What's wrong with this?" Almost
had a coronary before indulging in a little talk on range
procedure. Nice to know guns only go off when they're pointed at
targets today.

Just out of curiousity, since guns are so much safer than
explosives, how  often do people kill themselves/others
accidentally in Canada wwith explosives every year, compared with
the gun numbers?

Scott MacEachern