-=> Dumas Walker wrote to TRACKER1 <=-
DW> @MSGID: <62CB22A4.2278.dove-gun@capitolcityonline.net>
DW> @REPLY: <62C743E1.722.dove-firearms@roughneckbbs.com>
DW> @TZ: c12c
> Realistically, if they *REALLY* wanted to cut down on gun violence,
> they'd be trying to outlaw handguns, not rifles (AR-15 etc) to begin
> with. The vast majority of gun violence and gun related crimes (armed
> robbery, etc) is done with a handgun... but those aren't the ones that
> typically make the headlines and are exceedingly rare.
> Note: this is not an endorsement of the idea, just pointing out the
> ignorance and hypocrisy.
DW> Yes, this is true. There are some cities that probably have a "mass
DW> shootings" worth of people, and then some, shot and killed each day by
DW> handguns.
Suffice it to say more people are killed by handguns each year than by rifles
of any time.
Suicides account for more firearms related deaths each year than any other.
Rifles of any type are seldom utilized in suicide attempts.
The problem is not the gun. The problem is the cheapening of human life. The
cheapening of human life is a direct reflection of the society in which we
live.
Regards....
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