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- From: jmunro@wyse.wyse.com (Jim Munro x2497)
- Newsgroups: sci.econ,soc.culture.usa,soc.culture.japan,soc.culture.british,soc.culture.canada
- Subject: Re: US as No. 1 (3 data books)
- Message-ID: <4046@wyse.wyse.com>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 20:49:19 GMT
- Article-I.D.: wyse.4046
- References: <1993Jan22.220321.8579@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> <1993Jan26.114023.28748@adobe.com> <C1IH0o.MJx@news.chalmers.se>
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- In article <C1IH0o.MJx@news.chalmers.se> d9bertil@dtek.chalmers.se (Bertil Jonell) writes:
- >
- >>Mandatory government/military service
- >
- > It teaches people how to handle guns, and handle themselves around guns,
- >and is IMHO the single greatest factor in the difference in murder statistics.
- >
-
- If this were even remotely true, then those countries with no military service
- requirements would have much higher murder rates, right? wrong!
-
- There are many social and historical factors which tend to make
- the US a more violence prone society. However, the sheer number and availability
- of guns has to be the single most important factor which corrolates with
- the high murder rate.
-
- You will note that almost no politician has the guts to stand up for real
- restrictions on guns. Right now there is renewed discussion on getting rid
- of assault rifles. So what. That will only mean that there will only be about
- ten thousand other types of firearms to purchase.
-
- The gun lobby and its pawn, the NRA has successfully got the American poulation
- to believe that any restricion is bad and against the constitution.
-
- The constitution clearly talks about the right to bear 'arms'. The government has
- successfully banned all kinds of 'arms' including certain knives, blackjacks, etc..
-
- A friend of mine was burgled and when the police searched his house for evudence
- they found a handgun and a cosh belonging to my elderly friend. They confiscated
- the cosh citing it as 'illegal'.
-
- I say ban the manufacture, sale, and/or export of all firearms and ammunition
- except for strictly military and controlled 'sporting' purposes. Put the handgun makers out of business.
-
- Jim Munro
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