Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wednesday, September 3, 2003, at 01:07 PM, Don R. wrote: > If there were no guns and people who knew how to use them, these tea > sippers > would be speaking Nazi, or Russian. Ah, yes, well I remember how the armed citizenry of the United States forced back the invading hordes. Oh, hang on, that was the army. I don't think anyone is suggesting banning the Army from having guns, fella. > Had there been four pistols with one > each in the hands of the pilots, 9/11 would not have happened. No. of people who died in 9/11 attack on WTC: 3,023 Gun-related deaths in US, 1999: 28,874 Gun-related deaths per 100,000 people, 1994: United States 14.24 Northern Ireland 6.63 Canada 4.31 England and Wales 0.41 Japan 0.05 - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com http://www.unintended-consequences.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html