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Re: GUN CONTROL (was: Re: I'd just like to say I support Ann for Governor

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From: Mike Tighe
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 15:18
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tomg@bnr.ca (Tom G) writes:
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>In article <38sftl$msp@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM>, positron@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM (Jonathan Haas) writes:
>> 
>> Well, Tom, here's the problem.
>> 
>> Most anti-gunners don't want gun control for the sake of gun control...
>> they want gun control for a *purpose*. Specifically, most of them
>> believe it would reduce crime... despite all available evidence. We
>> pro-gunners know differently, and patiently try to explain why gun
>              ^^^^
>I hope you mean "think".  No one, pro or anti, knows for sure.

I know for sure, just as I know for sure the sun is going to rise tomorrow.
We have added thousands and thousands of gun laws in the past 30 years, and
crime has gone up and up and up. It doesn't work. I would gladly go back to
the crime levels of 30 years ago, as well as the gun laws of 30 years ago.

Followup to tx.guns
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Mike Tighe
tighe@convex.com
214-497-4206
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Subject: Re: GUN CONTROL (was: Re: I'd just like to say I support Ann for Governor
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Date: 31 Oct 1994 09:18:45 -0600
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