If a fear is established on the part of every american that he/she is in danger of death by rampage at any time, then the only recourse is for every american to be armed. (See the recent arguments that the response to school violence is that teachers and college students be armed). This would suit the gun lobby immensely, of course, until such time as there is no one who is not armed (at which time, of course, the gun lobby could introduce newer and better Glocks, S+W's, etc. - or if nothing else colored holsters, or add a GPS to the barrel? Sound vaguely familiar?)
On the other hand, if THERE WERE NO GUNS no one would have to worry - no one would have to buy one ($300-$600?), and no one would die from "collective idiocy".
Oh, I'm sure that there is something wrong with the logic - excluded middle, perhaps?
- Bill
On 12/17/2012 6:25 PM, Jordan Hayes wrote:
> Marv Gandall writes:
>There is no "widespread
> abuse" of guns in the US, among racist whites or any other category.
> If there was such a linkage, you would expect to see these kinds of
> events happening on a daily basis.
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