Re: Reply to Colin Leech

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From: larry soo
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 1995 00:00

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

>Gun control is like putting locks on your house. They won't stop the most
>committed criminal, but they will certainly slow down most of the 'casual'
>criminals enough to deter them. If somebody wants to break into your house
>badly enough, they will defeat even a $1,000,000 security system. Does
>this mean that you don't bother locking your house? You still have locks
>on your doors, because they will deter the trivial cases. Gun control laws
>have the same effect.

It's not the same at all, Colin.  Putting locks on your house affects
only YOU and YOUR house.  C68 is directly affects all people who
belong to a group where a miniscule portion are involved in criminal
activities.  

...lars

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From: larry_soo@mindlink.bc.ca (larry soo)
Subject: Re: Reply to Colin Leech
Date: 1995/12/26
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