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From: csdf@mit-vax.UUCP (Charles Forsythe)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: rape and firearms
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Date: Tue, 16-Jul-85 15:07:19 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 16 15:07:19 1985
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In article <11602@brl-tgr.ARPA> wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) writes:
>to the changes in the armed people themselves. When you are armed, you 
>become *LESS* free to indulge your angers, not *more* free! You cannot
>yell at incompetent drivers, casually insult strangers, etc., because
>*any* confrontation has the potential to escalate to a conflict with the
>element of deadly force involved. This is one of the basic principles
>taught by those all-too-few schools that instruct people in the use of
>guns for self-defense, like the Chapman or Ayoob academies.

This is a neat idea. Too bad it doesn't work. Non-violent people, in general
don't buy firearms ("I wouldn't use it anyway"). Too many second degree
(ie in the heat of passion) murders are commited in this country because 
there was a firearm (usually a handgun) handy.

-- 
Charles Forsythe
CSDF@MIT-VAX
"Don't get bogged down with details, just eat
     the stupid peice of paper."
        -Rev. Wang Zeep