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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: Guns and Money (was Re: Canadian culture, etc.)
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Date: Thu, 26-Feb-87 15:08:45 EST
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> Some Canadians do have an affinity for handguns. The fact that they are
> essentially illegal keeps them from foisting their affinity on the rest of
> us. On the other hand, why should the U.S. weapons industry sit back quietly
> when a supposed "free" trade agreement will not let them sell us a product
> which is legal in the U.S.? ...

There are areas in the US that have handgun laws every bit as restrictive as
those in Canada, so this is a non-issue.  (It should be noted that Canadian
gun laws inconvenience law-abiding target shooters and hunters a whole lot
more than they inconvenience criminals...)
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Legalize			Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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