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Offline Angus

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« Reply #255 on: July 01, 2007, 04:50:38 PM »
And here:
"Gun control doesn't get rid of guns,"

Well, it seems to keep their numbers lower, and more in the log....
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« Reply #256 on: July 01, 2007, 04:51:57 PM »
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As for the freedom, are you allowed to carry a Beretta in your pocket anywhere in the USA?


Depends on the state. Most now allow citizens to carry concealed Berettas (other brands too).


I should mention that most also require some training and/or licensing.
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« Reply #257 on: July 01, 2007, 04:57:55 PM »
Okay.
Spine chilling. But there is a control on that, you need a licence to carry a conceiled weapon in public?

Anyway, this one tickled me. From a cute webbsite of statistics, - http://www.nationmaster.com.

"You\'re 66 times more likely to be prosecuted in the USA than in France "

hehe :p
It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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« Reply #258 on: July 01, 2007, 05:00:02 PM »
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Okay.
Spine chilling. But there is a control on that, you need a licence to carry a conceiled weapon in public?

Anyway, this one tickled me. From a cute webbsite of statistics, - http://www.nationmaster.com.

"You\'re 66 times more likely to be prosecuted in the USA than in France "

hehe :p


See my edit. No spine chilling needed. Those Americans carrying a pistola are no threat or danger to law abiding citizens, just the opposite.
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« Reply #259 on: July 01, 2007, 05:26:01 PM »
And that is what you call gun control.
Drivers need a license, and luckily Pilots too. It does not stop accidents however....

Anyway, before I retire, here is a goodie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUwS1uAdUcI

Found it when looking for statistics, and it's basically about statistics. Just too good to loose the linkie.

Enjoy ;)
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« Reply #260 on: July 01, 2007, 05:28:43 PM »
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But I can't have a small one to fit in my back pocket, nor may I carry one to the cinema. Happily, for I look upon it as a slice of freedom to be able to go to "Die Hard 4" without expecting anybody in the darkness to whisper "Yippie-Kay-Yeah MOF" with a Colt in their hand.....


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Okay.
Spine chilling.


Ok, now I get it. Angus is afraid that if people have guns at all, they will shoot him. He is paranoid. He thinks there should be no concealable guns at all.

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« Reply #261 on: July 01, 2007, 05:37:13 PM »
Exactly. Since I have gone through some attacks in my life, I live to tell the tales for I didn't get shot :D
 
BTW....

"Interesting facts on American Crime
Russia has almost twice as many judges and magistrates as the United States. Meanwhile, the United States has 8 times as much crime.
The United States puts 0.7 % of its population in Prison - a vastly higher percentage than any other nation. "
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« Reply #262 on: July 01, 2007, 05:44:48 PM »
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Exactly. Since I have gone through some attacks in my life, I live to tell the tales for I didn't get shot :D
 
BTW....

"Interesting facts on American Crime
Russia has almost twice as many judges and magistrates as the United States. Meanwhile, the United States has 8 times as much crime.
The United States puts 0.7 % of its population in Prison - a vastly higher percentage than any other nation. "


Define vastly.
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« Reply #263 on: July 01, 2007, 06:17:35 PM »

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« Reply #264 on: July 01, 2007, 07:08:38 PM »
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Exactly. Since I have gone through some attacks in my life, I live to tell the tales for I didn't get shot :D


And if you had a gun, those attacks may not have occured, and if they had, they may have been reversed. One less thug on the streets.

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« Reply #265 on: July 01, 2007, 07:17:38 PM »
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But I can't have a small one to fit in my back pocket, nor may I carry one to the cinema. Happily, for I look upon it as a slice of freedom to be able to go to "Die Hard 4" without expecting anybody in the darkness to whisper "Yippie-Kay-Yeah MOF" with a Colt in their hand.....


And you would have been ENORMOUSLY more likely to be killed by a drunk driver on the way to the theater. Or to die from a heroin overdose, for that matter.

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« Reply #266 on: July 02, 2007, 03:22:03 AM »
Yes.
However enormously, almost infinately more likely to get shot in the USA than in my country.
It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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« Reply #267 on: July 02, 2007, 03:26:52 AM »
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And if you had a gun, those attacks may not have occured, and if they had, they may have been reversed. One less thug on the streets.


Thugs? Stupid kids is more like it. And some bruises and a blue eye might cure their folly while a bullet through the head cures it a little to much...
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« Reply #268 on: July 02, 2007, 06:29:33 AM »
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« Reply #269 on: July 02, 2007, 07:40:08 AM »
Well let's see which system works better.....concealed carry/restricted purchasing of firearms, or the licensing of automobile drivers....at least as far as total fatalities are concerned.

Average number of automobile fatalities in the U.S. per year....around 46,000 - almost half of which are caused  by people driving under the influence.....which is agin the law.

Total homicides in the U.S. per year, according to Bureau of Justice statistics, are slightly over 16,000 per year.  Half of that figure is criminal on criminal based...involving young gang bangers, who are also not concerned about abiding by the law.  They carry unlicensed, concealed weapons, which violates the law in every state in the Union.  Approximately 3,000 of the remaining incidents are considered justifiable shootings, i.e. by police using deadly force in the performance of their duties, or law-abiding citizens defending themselves.

The two-fisted, testosterone laced European approach to punks on the street will get you killed in the U.S.  These perps will beat you to death.

European gun crime may be lower than ours, but European criminals tend to take over governments and kill tens of millions.  In that respect body counts from the twentieth century would be tremendously lopsided.
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