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From: cwa@ihuxm.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Gun control etc.
Message-ID: <612@ihuxm.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 30-Sep-83 13:42:33 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 30 13:42:33 1983
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Admittedly we don't live in a high crime area, but I can't believe that
forced entry is a VERY RARE CRIME anywhere in the US of A.   How infrequent 
is "very rare", anyway?

Carrying a gun is probably not a good idea for most people.  They would just
have it taken away from them or get themselves shot before they would have the
SENSE to shoot!   Having a gun is not protection.   Having a gun you know how
to use AND knowing when to use it AND having the nerve to use it is protection!

A rifle is not at all recommended for defense.  Its high power is likely to
send the bullet through interior walls and through non-masonary exterior walls.
A pistol, on the other hand, has very limited range compared to rifles, yes,
even magnum pistols.  Perhaps what you intended to recommend was a shotgun.
It also has limited range compared to a rifle - and with "bird shot" it has
a more limited range than many pistols.  It is easy to use effectively and is
very intimidating - remember the old sherriffs in western movies?  Recommended
for most people because of they probably will never practice with whatever
they buy.

ihuxm!cwa	Carl W. Amport