Re: Not always joking, it seems

mike weber wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:33:07 GMT, Gene Ward Smith <gene@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
> 
>> mike weber <fair****tfan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in 
>> news:equpr3hf9elknvhr8mg817ol9b1jitv1cr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>> Whether or not the OP wants to admit it, he is blaming the 
>> tool,
>>> rather than the user.
>> You "think" in slogans, which isn't thought at all. "Guns 
>> don't kill people, people kill people". And therefore, 100% 
>> of the time, it must be the case that the murder would have 
>> happened anyway, had there been no gun. 
> 
> Actually, you are just about 100% incorrect - i'm closer to believing
> that if all guns were *successfully* banned, it would have a
> Significant Effect on the homicide stats.
> 
>

There are days when I feel that if I had easy access to a firearm 
(preferably something like an Uzi), it would have a Significant Effect 
on homicide statistics among Civil Servants in Scotland.  (and 
sometimes even Lawyers in Scotland)

Meanwhile I have my iPod, calming music and flexi-time, which gives me 
the option of getting the h*ll out of the office for long enough to 
calm down ;-)


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Jette Goldie
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