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Pastimes : Do handguns serve a purpose other than killing people? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Clark Kent who wrote (6)	9/19/1999 10:02:00 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 289

Clark You are correct. Why do people need hand guns? Easy for you to say. Only thing that can hurt you is kryptonite. OTOH it is admirable the Canadian people voted to give up their guns. Or did they? What is the legality of owning 1. Handguns, 2. Hunting Rifles 3. so-called Assault Rifles TIA for your answers Regards Gordon

To: Clark Kent who wrote (6)	9/20/1999 9:15:00 AM
From: augustus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 289

>>>Message #6 from Clark Kent at Sep 19 1999 7:32PM You are correct. Why do people need hand guns? The U.S. is a very violent country. I don't like the news. I don't like violence.. Thankfully I live in Canada. Keep your killers and your crazies. Thanks Of course all IMHO.<<< I live in bear country, and every time I go for a stroll I strap on a handgun. I holster a handgun because it is convenient. (Now, I know I'm under-powered, but it is a purely defensive measure.) But this is not the reason handguns should be legal in the US of A. Unlike Canada, this country was founded on the belief that the individual is king and ALL power resides in him, which he then delegates to elected officials. This was a fundamental change from previous political system where power resided with the king, etc. Handguns, although not very effective, are a useful tool in projecting that power should it become necessary to do so. That is: handguns are a necessary evil in the political process, (and a convenience for self protection) Oh, and please, stay in Canada! Regards, Augustus

To: Clark Kent who wrote (6)	9/20/1999 2:51:00 PM
From: Odysseus	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 289

<<The U.S. is a very violent country. I don't like the news. I don't like violence..Thankfully I live in Canada. Keep your killers and your crazies.>> Ouch! As an American who travels frequently to Canada (and loves it, BTW), I've got to respond to this. This summer I was vacationing in Canada and during that time a Toronto police officer was shot in the face, joy-riding teenagers were shot (one was killed) while driving their truck over someone's lawn in Alberta, two robberies by shot-gun happened in Charlottetown while I was on PEI for two weeks, and a trial involving a 13-year-old who shot and killed an 11-year-old was going on. Now those were things that I heard about on vacation. And, these acts were all committed by Canadians (not Americans visiting your country to shoot the place up). In Canada, it may be difficult to get handguns, but all you need to do is claim to be a hunter to get a shot-gun. But, basically my point is, both countries have lunatics who are going to commit atrocious acts. The US has a far larger population than Canada, so we also have far more lunatics than Canada. Hey, and this is from an American who doesn't own a gun, but supports the rights of others to own guns. The way some people talk you'd think all Americans own at least 50 guns each and always walk around with a loaded handgun. Kinda like the folks who think Canada is covered with snow year-round, huh?