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Old 05-14-08, 03:30 PM   #242 (permalink)
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Re: Do Fewer Guns Mean Less Crime?

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Originally Posted by Scucca View Post
The problem is that the gun lobby tends to try to be painfully simplistic, refusing to acknowledge the diverse nature of gun owners. We have a significant minority (remember a gun owner is more likely to use it to attack their family than use it in self-defence) that use guns against the liberty of others. If you're not part of that significant minority, you have nothing to worry about.
The use of force between individuals is no deprivation of civil rights. You however are in fact arguing for government deprivation of rights.
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