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From: cjn@calmasd.UUCP (Cheryl Nemeth)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Constitutional rights and bearing arms
Message-ID: <247@calmasd.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 13-Jan-85 03:28:30 EST
Article-I.D.: calmasd.247
Posted: Sun Jan 13 03:28:30 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 15-Jan-85 01:14:36 EST
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Reply-To: cjn@calmasd.UUCP (Cheryl Nemeth)
Organization: Calma Company, San Diego, CA
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Summary: 

There is no point whatever in letting people have operational handguns. If
you want to collect them, fine. Just make sure they can't be fired (Or at
least make sure that it would take a few hours work to put them in firing
condition.). I don't see any purpose in having them. There are better ways
to protect your home and you shouldn't be allowed to carry them on the 
streets and endanger other people. 

I'd be interested in seeing some statistics on how many people have 
sucessfully defended themselves with handguns vs. the number of people
who were hurt by them. Something tells me you're far safer without guns
than with them.
-- 
Cheryl Nemeth
All opinions expressed in this article are my own, and do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of Calma Company or my cats.

"Life is a series of rude awakenings"
				R. V. Winkle [Robert Asprin]