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From: stewart@ihldt.UUCP (R. J. Stewart)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Guns as Protection
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Date: Wed, 6-Mar-85 10:41:59 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar  6 10:41:59 1985
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> I posted *my* source.  Let me post another.  A 1975 study of 1200
> robberies in Chicago showed that less than 1% of robbery victims were
> able to use a weapon to resist their assailants.  [Dr. Richard
> Block, Center for Studies in Criminal Justice, University of
> Chicago.]
> 
> Jeff Shallit

I was going to stay out of this, but I couldn't resist.  Far from being
an argument FOR gun control, this little bit of information should be
used to support the "only outlaws will have guns" position.

It's hardly surprising that victims in Chicago could not use weapons to
defend themselves, since Chicago has a virtual gun ban (actually, it's
a legal farce where guns have to be "registered", but they refuse to
register any guns).

Bob Stewart
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