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Article #958Re: Hey Leech, does the trigger pull the finger ? was: Montreal massacre
From: Colin R. Leech
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 1995 00:00
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 1995 00:00
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Chris McLeod (chris.mcleod@sasknet.sk.ca) writes:
> It would seem
> that logic states that controlling criminals would be an easier task
> than contolling firearms...
Except that you never know who is a criminal until after it is too late
("innocent until proven guilty", and all that). Somebody has to die before
we can charge somebody with murder. Ideally, you may be correct. In
practice, it is a lot easier to control the guns instead, and it achieves
most of the desired result. No, it isn't a perfect system, which is the
point that the pro-gun people have been making. But it's a darn sight
better than doing nothing. Do you have any better ideas? If so, we'd love
to hear them.
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##### |\^/| Colin R. Leech ag414@freenet.carleton.ca
##### _|\| |/|_ Civil engineer by training, transport planner by choice.
##### > < If you can't return a favour, pass it on.
##### >_./|\._< Opinions are my own. Consider them shareware if you want.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f504b,1cce3fa1d2950587 X-Google-Attributes: gidf504b,public X-Google-Thread: 112f74,1cce3fa1d2950587 X-Google-Attributes: gid112f74,public X-Google-Thread: 114af9,1cce3fa1d2950587 X-Google-Attributes: gid114af9,public X-Google-Thread: f7b9c,1cce3fa1d2950587 X-Google-Attributes: gidf7b9c,public X-Google-Thread: 10ea42,1cce3fa1d2950587 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ea42,public X-Google-Thread: 111b2d,1cce3fa1d2950587 X-Google-Attributes: gid111b2d,public X-Google-Thread: 106cdd,1cce3fa1d2950587 X-Google-Attributes: gid106cdd,public X-Google-Thread: 100c8e,1cce3fa1d2950587 X-Google-Attributes: gid100c8e,public From: ag414@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Colin R. Leech) Subject: Re: Hey Leech, does the trigger pull the finger ? was: Montreal massacre Date: 1995/12/26 Message-ID: <DK6pw3.5p4@freenet.carleton.ca> X-Deja-AN: 122856532 sender: ag414@freenet2.carleton.ca (Colin R. Leech) references: <DJ6n9B.6GF@freenet.carleton.ca> <4a73sh$8hk@gold.interlog.com> <nbfa.198.001BA63E@fox.nstn.ca> <4aaji9$fe7@gold.interlog.com> <Roger_Walker.6wui@CUEHere.Edmonton.AB.CA> <DJML7v.6rF@freenet.carleton.ca> <4as1hc$7hg@bcarh8ab.bnr.ca> <4avbbq$5tu <4bag85$qes@news.infoserve.net> <4be59u$k4l@ra.isisnet.com> <4bmli2$f1o@tomcat.sasknet.sk.ca> organization: The National Capital FreeNet reply-to: ag414@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Colin R. Leech) newsgroups: mtl.general,qc.general,can.general,ab.general,bc.general,nb.general,nf.general,ns.general,can.talk.guns