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To: jds who wrote (104)	7/31/1999 12:40:00 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (1) of 193

jds, I try not to get into the gun debate too often, but.... The automobile is the tool that is by far the most common device involved in illegal homicide. Replace "guns" with "cars" in your argument and you can get a feel for where gun advocates are coming from. You may think that this is an absurd point, but if you think about it, eliminate cars and you would eliminate a hell of a lot more homicide than if you eliminated guns. The reason that he have one of the highest murder rates (declining by the way) is that our culture allows it. Statistically, the mass murders that get the greatest attention are a small fraction of the actual murders that occur. But because they are sensational, they get more publicity. Similar to air travel, if a plane crashes and many people die it will get big headlines, but if somebody dies in an automobile accident...back page. I would be interested in seeing how many people are afraid of flying compared to being in a car. I don't mean to minimalize the Atlanta killings at all, but he could have done much more harm if he had chosen gasoline/fire as his weapon. He did not need a gun to accomplish his goals. JXM

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