Re: Hey Leech, does the trigger pull the finger ? was: Montreal massacre

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From: Orion
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 00:00

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Holly Irving (ae326@ccn.cs.dal.ca) wrote:

: As a former battered wife I can only tell you this. I would rather be 
: beaten up than be shot . 


  I see.  So....you'd rather be beaten *to death* than shot, would you?  
Or stabbed to death?  If so, you're in luck...since over 60% of all 
domestic homicides involve either beatings or stabbings (note that this 
figure includes both male *and* female domestic homicide victims).  
Domestic homicides by firearm represent only 11% of the total homicide in 
Canada, and if you're speaking of the violence that *precedes* 54% of all 
domestic homicides, only 19% of all violent attacks on women involve the 
use of any weapon at all (compared to 31% against men).

  You're one of the lucky ones, apparently.  But perhaps if you yourself 
had been armed you might not have suffered *any* beatings at all; a gun 
is a great equalizer no matter how large your attacker is.


  Just out of curiosity, though, are you trying to say that if your 
spouse had had a gun that he *would* have shot you?  Obviously he was 
capable enough of beating you without the aid of a weapon...and could 
certainly have stabbed you if he had wanted to.  Hmmm....

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From: orion@unix.infoserve.net (Orion)
Subject: Re: Hey Leech, does the trigger pull the finger ? was: Montreal massacre
Date: 1995/12/19
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