Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ccice6.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!rochester!ritcv!ccice5!ccice6!daf From: daf@ccice6.UUCP Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: handgun control Message-ID: <276@ccice6.UUCP> Date: Wed, 2-Jan-85 18:10:34 EST Article-I.D.: ccice6.276 Posted: Wed Jan 2 18:10:34 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Jan-85 01:42:02 EST References: <245@gargoyle.UChicago.UUCP> <268@ccice6.UUCP> <478@tpvax.fluke.UUCP> Organization: Pool Of Slime Lines: 22 > Question number 1, David: What country has a low handgun death-rate and no > gun control. Israel. > In reference to your statement: >What about the overall crime rates in > these countrys,< > > Question number 2, David: Do you mean to imply that a high handgun > death-rate is preferable to other crimes (i.e., > trespassing, auto-theft, etc.)? No, that is a foolish thought. How did you think of it? The U.S. has a higher rate of violent crime so it follows that hand gun deaths would be higher. > Question number 3, David: Why don't you and the Pro-gun lobby grow-up and > out of playing cowboys and indians, or better yet > go ask Mr O'Roarke(sp?) and Teto to realize your > fantasies and leave the rest of us in peace. Your logic and reason is hard to follow here. Please rephrase question.