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To: The Philosopher who wrote (53724)	8/31/1999 10:26:00 PM
From: E	Respond to of 108807

That penalty is still being meted out in Saudi Arabia, I believe, and possibly other places, for stealing. I don't want to live in one of those places myself.

To: The Philosopher who wrote (53724)	8/31/1999 10:55:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

There is a program called Project Exile whose simple goal is to see to it that convicts who used a weapon (usually but not exclusively a gun) in the commission of their crime gets the appropriate jail sentence - no squishy parole deals. I think Richmond VA implemented it and had a 50% drop in violent crime rates. A nationwide implementation of Project Exile would go very far toward dealing with the root issue here ... violent crime. I wonder why there is such foot-dragging to implement such a simple idea more widely. It sends a clear "gun control" style message without punishing quiet law-abiding gun owners who like to stay out of trouble. Now THAT is the kind of Gun Control I heartily support.