Bob Miller wrote:
On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:05:23 -0500, Tom Ring
wrote:


Bob Miller wrote:

Personally, I wouldn't attack someone packing a cap pistol. But if
your argument is carried to its conclusion, that law abiding citizens
should have guns as big as what the worst criminals carry, then we'd
all be walking around with machine guns. That's fine, until somebody
loses his/her temper.

One of the staples of San Antonio TV news is showing some family on
the South Side mourning the death of yet another kid killed in a
drive-by or whatever -- happens about two or three times a month.

Bob
k5qwg



Seems to me there is a big difference between people losing their
tempers, and drive by shootings by gang members, such as the fact that
normal citizens don't lose their tempers and shoot strangers.


If you
think they do, show me some evidence.


Five shootings on the local TV news last night. Normal, reasonable
law-abiding people getting mad and shooting both friends and strangers
over trifle matters.

Bob
k5qwg


tom
K0TAR



Ok. I'd love to see details on it. I find it hard to believe, since
I've never seen an area of the country with a murder rate like that.
Got any newspaper links where I can read about them?

I will have to make one exception on my previous staement - about 6 days
ago a guy stabbed to death 3 people here in Minneapolis. I have, with
tongue not too firmly in cheek, suggested we need to investigate knife
control legislation.

TIA
tom
K0TAR