OT: Americans love their guns

[Cliff Wells]

On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 12:46, maxx at easynews.com wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 02:12:34 -0400, Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters <mertz at gnosis.cx>
> wrote:
> 
> >USA gun-related deaths are ~29k/year
> 
> And my probability of being one of them is pretty low - because I am usually
> armed ;)

I would think being armed increases your chances of engaging in an armed
confrontation.  Your position somehow assumes you would win any such
conflict, which, until tested, is an unsupportable position.

I just watched "Bowling for Columbine" last weekend.  Interesting watch
if you're interested in the topic.

Regards,

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