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Re: The 'Beauty' of Guns (was: Re: The Montreal massacre - this date, 1989....)

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From: Rosco
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 00:00
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In article <DJoA0C.r3@freenet.carleton.ca> Colin R. Leech 
(ag414@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) wrote:

> Somehow, I don't think that being quiet was high on Lepine's list of
> priorities at that point. Line-of-sight isn't a problem since he wanted to
> see his victims - he was only interested in killing women, after all.
> Sophisticated terrorists may use more elaborate schemes such as gas, but
> the simple way for a crazed madman to inflict damage is to pick up his gun.

You give a criminal (Lepine) and a criminal act as an example problem
(massacre), but you give infringement of responsible firearm owners as the
solution (C-68). Very strange logic.

> I think my point was pretty clear: guns are attractive because they are so
> easy to pick up and use ont hespur of the moment. That's why domestic
> violence involves guns and knives, for example, but not gas or bombs.

Domestic violence involves any and all inanimate objects that may be around
the home at the time of the incident. Are you suggesting we should ban
everything, or are you simply talking hypocricy?

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From: Roger_Walker@CUEHere.bohica.net (Rosco)
Subject: Re: The 'Beauty' of Guns (was: Re: The Montreal massacre - this date, 1989....)
Date: 1995/12/20
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