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Subject: Solution for VA Tech shootings
Original Message 1/15 18-Apr-07 @ 08:16 PM - Solution for VA Tech shootings
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) has a simple solution to future shooting massacres such as the one that ripped apart Virginia Tech university Monday: more guns.
"People are a little more cautious if somebody might have a gun there," the GOP presidential candidate told Politico reporters Tuesday. "A concealed gun carried by a responsible person -- that might have ended the problem that they had at Virginia Tech with one person being killed or two people being killed."
Paul, 71, is the kind of lawmaker, and presidential candidate, gun control advocates love to hate at moments like this. And, based on public opinion polls and reader feedback at Politico.com, he's far from alone.
no, really...
Message 2/15 18-Apr-07 @ 09:18 PM - RE: Solution for VA Tech shootings
Here's a radical thought, how about making it illegal to carry guns, rediculous I know & completely off the wall, but maybe, just maybe it might just work????
Number of deaths from firearms injury - United Kingdom, 1994 to 2003
1994
341
1995
358
1996
254
1997
201
1998
203
1999
210
2000
204
2001
167
2002
169
2003
163
USA - Facts About Firearms
In 2000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
* Suicide with firearms took the lives of 16,586 Americans
* Homicide with firearms took the lives of 10,801 Americans
* Unintentional firearm injuries took the lives of 776 Americans
* 75,685 people suffered nonfatal firearm injuries
*More than 2,200 Americans aged 18 and under died from bullet wounds, equaling six young people per day
The following table shows some more in depth statistics, most shocking of all are those of the age group from 0 - 9 years old.
USA - Firearms Death Statistics 2001
Message 3/15 18-Apr-07 @ 09:37 PM Edit: 18-Apr-07 | 09:38 PM - RE: Solution for VA Tech shootings
Unreal Tournament College of Virgina ... coming to a screen near you...
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Message 4/15 18-Apr-07 @ 11:14 PM - RE: Solution for VA Tech shootings
Message 5/15 19-Apr-07 @ 01:32 AM - RE: Solution for VA Tech shootings
Message 6/15 19-Apr-07 @ 12:54 PM - RE: Solution for VA Tech shootings
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I had an idea for a script once. It's basically Jaws except when the guys in the boat are going after Jaws, they look around and there's an even bigger Jaws. The guys have to team up with Jaws to get Bigger Jaws.... I call it... Big Jaws!!!
Message 8/15 25-Apr-07 @ 12:27 PM - RE: Solution for VA Tech shootings
Message 9/15 25-Apr-07 @ 01:21 PM - RE: Solution for VA Tech shootings
sitar wrote:
I wouldnt want to live on a campus where everyone that wanted a gun had a gun. arguments, breakups, jealousy, drunken frat parties....thered be a lot more than 32 killed per year.
Make for great cctv footage though...
Message 10/15 25-Apr-07 @ 09:21 PM - RE: Solution for VA Tech shootings
One guy shoots someone. Some other guy arrives at the scene and shoots the killer to prevent further loss of life. Some other guy comes attracted by the shooting and shoots the guy that shot the killer, glad that he arrived after only 2 victims, then some other guy...
total reservoir dogs stuff
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