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From: kfk@ccieng2.UUCP
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Subject: why wouldn't criminals use their guns?
Message-ID: <157@ccieng5.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 28-Sep-83 12:19:05 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 28 12:19:05 1983
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>From uicsl!preece:
	If only criminals had guns they wouldn't have any particular
	reason to use them, would they?  They would then be less likely
	to carry guns when committing crimes.  They would be far less
	likely to shoot first.

What's that?  Say again?  What brand of logic do you use here?
"If only criminals had guns, they wouldn't use them?"  Equally likely
is, "If only criminals had guns, they would use them every chance they
got, because no one else has one with which to defend himself, making
victims easy targets for any kind of crime."

Actually, I think both arguments are garbage.  First, fear for one's
safety is not the only reason criminals use guns.  That kills Scott
Preece's argument.  Second, most criminals are not interested in any-
thing more than one's possessions.  That kills the second possibility.

Karl Kleinpaste