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Re: The 'Beauty' of Guns (was: Re: The Montreal massacre - this date, 1989....)

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From: D'Amboise Charles
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 00:00
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larry_soo@mindlink.bc.ca (larry soo) writes:

>ag414@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Colin R. Leech) wrote:

>>Indeed. The "beauty" of a gun from the point of view of a terrorist or
>>madman is that hardly any preparation is required. You don't have to be
>>smart enough to figure out the quantities of ingredients required to make a
>>bomb, you don't have to take the time to assemble it, etc. You just pick it
>>up, and you're in business.

>Right...and you have to be within line-of-sight with your victim,
>somewhere in the immediate vicinity and willing to make a lot of noise
>which would reveal your position.

Don't you know about that little device for guns called a 'muffler'
(silencieux en francais...)
Shoot, and the gun makes a little, little noise, so you cannot wake up 
anyone.

>  Guess that's also why terrorists
>use bombs, gas, knives, garottes, etc etc.

>Oh, so what the hell was your point?

>...lars
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From: damboisc@ERE.UMontreal.CA (D'Amboise Charles)
Subject: Re: The 'Beauty' of Guns (was: Re: The Montreal massacre - this date, 1989....)
Date: 1995/12/14
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