From: VirgilT7@aol.com
Date: Fri Jul 03 1998 - 20:44:03 MDT
In a message dated 7/3/98 8:43:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, rrandall6@juno.com
writes:
<< According to your reasoning, if EVERYONE had a gun, crime would decline
>dramatically.
Wouldn't *you* take up something less dangerous?>>
The only real danger of such a society would be the enormous number of deaths
caused by lost tempers. And no, I do not think that an armed society would
result in less crime. I do think that it would result in more deaths.
<< >Thanks, but I'd rather not turn this country into a national
>version of Dodge City.
Dodge City was a pretty safe place to
live before they started that sheriff racket. :)
>>
No it wasn't. Check the historical statistics on it.
Andrew
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