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To: chalu2 who wrote (3742)	5/27/2000 3:38:00 PM
From: Pat W.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13062

if spectators were charged admittance, the national debt may be wiped out in short order. If that was the only alternative, i would have to go with you and consider gun control as the lesser of two evils. OTOH, I had read that in the middle ages when they tried hanging pickpockets, the crowds at hangings were routinely deprived of their purses by the pickpockets who took advantage of their preoccupation with the execution, so there again the results were not as expected. p ps-I have to wonder, in view of you earlier reference to Caligula if the idea came after watching the movie Gladiator.

To: chalu2 who wrote (3742)	5/27/2000 6:28:00 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13062

ÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿ ÿÿ Speaking of gun issue, here is an interesting question from Gallup. Which of the following do you think is the primary cause of gun violence in America -- the availability of guns, the way parents raise their children, or the influences of popular culture such as movies, television, and the Internet? poll answers 1. Availability of guns : 21% 2. Way parents raise their children: 45% 3. Influences of popular culture: 26% 4. OTHER or No opinion: 8% MAy/2000*poll conducted for women.com I believe it is pesky fingers or at least idle hands that are most to blame. Middle eastern justice would solve this.