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dreilley@pinc.com (David Reilley) wrote:

>In article <DJoA0C.r3@freenet.carleton.ca> ag414@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Colin R. Leech) writes:
>>From: ag414@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Colin R. Leech)
>>Subject: Re: The 'Beauty' of Guns (was: Re: The Montreal massacre - this date,
>>1989....)
>>Date: Sat, 16 Dec 1995 09:21:47 GMT


>>larry soo (larry_soo@mindlink.bc.ca) writes:
>>> ag414@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Colin R. Leech) wrote:
>>> 
>>>>Indeed. The "beauty" of a gun from the point of view of a terrorist or
>>>>madman is that hardly any preparation is required. You don't have to be
>>>>smart enough to figure out the quantities of ingredients required to make a
>>>>bomb, you don't have to take the time to assemble it, etc. You just pick it
>>>>up, and you're in business.
>>> 
>>> Right...and you have to be within line-of-sight with your victim,
>>> somewhere in the immediate vicinity and willing to make a lot of noise
>>> which would reveal your position.  Guess that's also why terrorists
>>> use bombs, gas, knives, garottes, etc etc.

>Hey -- this is good!  Let's equip the Nato troops in Bosnia with bombs, gas, 
>knives, garottes, etc etc -- but NOT guns.  We can save *lots* of money.

David, why are you comparing NATO troops with terrorists?  Can't you
understand that they operate on completely different principles?  The
whole idea behind terrorism is that you don't fight a conventional war
against a conventional army.  Once again you've demonstrated a
surprisingly weak grasp of the topic.

...lars