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 From: sewbeit@nosuchaddress.ca 
  
 On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 14:38:44 GMT, Andrew  
 wrote: 
  
 >penny wrote: 
 > 
 >> 
 >> If I had a gun I probably wouldn't have enough time to get it out and 
 >> if the man was strong enough to rape me then he'd easily get my gun 
 >> and I'd end up killed instead of raped and alive. 
 >> 
 >> One of the things that have kept down spousal violence with guns is 
 >> the registering of rifles and shotguns which were the weapons of 
 >> choice in domestic violence. 
 >> 
 >> Education is the best thing to lower the incidences of rape. 
 >> 
 >> Penny 
 >> 
 > 
 >So a gun is on a list that the government holds. This stops spousal 
 >violence how? 
 > 
 >Are you really stating that registering long guns has reduced domestic 
 >abuse? 
 > 
 >Can you prove that rifles and shotguns were the "weapons of choice" in 
 >domestic violence. I find that extremely hard to beleive. 
 > 
 >You are right about eduction preventing rape though. Martial arts, 
 >defensive techniques such as the Lioness Method for Rape prevention, 
 >defensive firearms training and common sense can offer a lot of protection. 
  
 But it should never have to come to this in a first world country for 
 heaven's sake. Isn't that why we pay so much for our police forces? 
 How about we start putting REPEAT and VIOLENT offenders BEHIND BARS 
 FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES?? 
  
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