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- From: n9020351@henson.cc.wwu.edu (James Douglas Del-Vecchio)
- Subject: Re: Guns & self defense
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.030648.4387@henson.cc.wwu.edu>
- Organization: Western Washington University
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 03:06:48 GMT
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- ksm@abb-sc.abb-sc.com (Ashley) writes:
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- >gharlane@nextnet.csus.edu (Gharlane of Eddore) writes...
- >> Don't count on it. On at least a couple occasions in my life, I
- >> stayed alive solely because I happened to be carrying a semi-automatic
- >> pistol and be competent in its use. When you're faced with a GROUP
- >> of armed scum, unless you're as fast as greased lightning, a
- >> revolver simply won't do the job. If I hadn't been carrying a
- >> nice old Model 1911A-1 Colt, I'd have gotten killed.
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- > You have made a very effective argument for being armed, but I noticed
- >something that was missing. Most of the situations you describe are avoidable.
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- I read his post again and did not see any avoidable situations listed.
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- I figured maybe he is a regular poster and the situations you refered
- to are in an older post of his? What are the avoidable situations
- described by him that you are refering to?
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- Thanks,
- Jim
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