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In article <4be59u$k4l@ra.isisnet.com> Holly Irving (ae326@ccn.cs.dal.ca) 
wrote:

> I was strangled a couple of times but with the 
> effort he came to his senses.. I was never threatened with the knives. I 
> disabled all the guns in the house ( which saved my life ). 

It's good to see that someone knows how to take some appropriate actions.

> This indicated to me that we could decrease the deaths by shootings by 40 %
> by getting rid of guns. Shouldn't we try ????

No. Prior restraint, when applied to responsible people, is intolerable in a
free society. You must find a way to either fix the problems which would
cause someone to take criminal actions, or find better ways to identify and
take safety measures against these people.

> I wonder how many family murder suicdes would not have  occurred if it 
> were not for guns.

All would still have occured. Choosing a firearm to commit suicide with
indicates that the individual fully intends to die. Remove firearms and they
will choose another tool or method.

> If I had been  armed I doubt able to shoot. My attacker had police 
> training and would easily remove the gun from me I am sure. Thats all I 
> needed a loaded gun in the middle of the melee. 

If you are unwilling to use a firearm in self-defence, you should probably
not even pretend that you could. However, that is your choice, and you (or
anyone else) should not be deprived of that choice.

> You may argue all you like.
>  All I can say is that is how it was for me.

And that is one of the problems: One cannot distill all of these individual
accounts into a single piece of legislation that will deal with criminals
while not infringing on the rights of others. The government (and groups
like CfGC would rather take the easy route and paint all firearms owners as
criminals, and treat them as criminals.

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