Re: "Concealed Carry" laws STOP SHOOTING SPREES!

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From: D. Gerasimatos
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 00:00

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In article <37d17f38.1022257568@news.adaptivemedia.com>,
Matt Nichols <mattn@adaptivemedia.com> wrote:
>On 26 Aug 1999 20:29:20 GMT, dim@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU (D.
>Gerasimatos) wrote:
>
>>If I have good reason to believe that a person *might* be armed, then I'm
>>going to assault him as if he was armed. It's that simple. As someone else
>>alluded to, this leads to a "shoot first" mentality. 
>
>This scenario does not wash in real life, because the logic is that of
>a military tactician, not a criminal. Criminals are generally of
>sub-standard intelligence, and, more importantly, are by definition
>lazy and cowardly. The only thing an armed person is going to inspire
>a criminal (at least a common street criminal, which is generally what
>we are talking about here) to do is to look for easier prey elsewhere.


This is why firearms should not have to be concealed, then, right? Carry
your weapon visibly and criminals will go hunt for easier targets. 


Dimitri

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From: dim@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU (D. Gerasimatos)
Subject: Re: "Concealed Carry" laws STOP SHOOTING SPREES!
Date: 1999/08/31
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