-=> JOHN MASSEY wrote to BOB KLAHN <=-   
      
    JM> On 12/21/2012 8:06, BOB KLAHN -> JOHN MASSEY wrote:   
      
    BK>   ...   
      
    JM>> How many LAW ABIDING Americans who own millions of "assault   
    JM>> rifles" killed no one this week?   
      
    BK>   They didn't have the opportunity.   
      
    JM> Sure they had the opportunity. They just chose not to kill.   
      
      
    JM>> Besides "assault rifles" are not used as a primary hunting   
    JM>> rife by serious hunters. That's not what they are for. Mine   
    JM>> will be used to defend my property when society breaks down   
    JM>> or ANYONE tries to take them away.   
      
    BK>   And when society does not break down?   
      
    JM> Then I will have been shown wrong. UNTIL then What harm is there in me   
    JM> owning what you call an assault rifle?   
      
      
    JM>> Blaming guns for murder by an insane person is like blaming   
    JM>> the pencil and paper for misspelled words.   
      
    BK>   If the person is insane, then arming the teachers would not have   
    BK>   discouraged him.   
      
    JM> It would not discourage him? You 100% sure? If so how are you 100% sure   
    JM> that if he knew the teachers were armed it would not have discouraged   
    JM> him.   
      
    JM> But setting that diversion aside, arming the teachers MIGHT have   
    JM> stopped him before as many kids had been killed.   
      
       
   Small article in today's paper about some small town in China where a guy went   
   whacadoole and attacked kids with a knife.  Slashed something like 20+ and the   
   kids were trying to fend him off with brooms. Teachers joined in the broom   
   brigrade and they finally knocked him down.   
      
   Just a comment - conclude what you wish...   
      
      
       
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