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In <4ag3lr$21t@gold.interlog.com>, duke@interlog.com (Tim Meehan) writes:
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>While I can't say I'd like Canada to turn into Texas, I would have more
>comfort knowing that people who are carrying guns know how to use them,
>respect their power and are mentally stable. 

I would sleep a lot better at night knowing that there were fewer 
guns in the country, and fewer people able to use them. The *last* thing I
would want to do is move to a violent society like the US where every
yahoo has easy access to a gun.

I remember going into a pizza joint in Ohio a few years ago, and seeing a
sign at the door saying "no guns allowed inside" (because they serve
alcohol, and the state legislators at least had enough sense to realize
that the two don't mix). The mere fact that there would even be a need for
such a sign was very unsettling to me. I prefer to live in a society where
the default assumption is that you don't have to worry about the fellow on
the sidewalk beside you being armed.
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