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Re: Illegal Guns (was: Re: The Montreal massacre - this date, 1989....)

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From: larry soo
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 1995 00:00

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

>Tom Cohoe (cpianot@mts.net) writes:
>> I started trying to get my FAC last summer.  Today, I received a phone call 
>> from the RCMP informing me my 28 day (or however many days it is) waiting 
>> period is over.  Just a few more weeks and I should have it.  Cost me over a 
>> hundred dollars in exam fees, application fees, getting my photograph, etc.  
>> Sure would be harder to get an illegal gun though. 

>Which amply demonstrates that if you had wanted to commit a crime a few
>months ago, you would have had to use a different (and less effective)
>means. Of course, if lethal weapons were outlawed entirely, you would have
>a tougher time commiting a crime tomorrow, instead of having a weapon
>readily available.

Another weak argument.  Tom isn't trying to buy a gun to commit a
crime.  If he was, buying one through legal channels would be a stupid
thing to do.  All he's demonstrated is that the burden of C68 is put
upon law-abiding gun owners.  

...lars

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From: larry_soo@mindlink.bc.ca (larry soo)
Subject: Re: Illegal Guns (was: Re: The Montreal massacre - this date, 1989....)
Date: 1995/12/24
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