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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dan B. who wrote (7001)	11/20/2000 10:48:14 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 10042

Those fanatics who believe that gun control is effective have only to look towards Switzerland, where all males are REQUIRED to maintain an assault rifle and ammunition in their home until they are beyond the age of required reservist status. There is a very low crime rate in that nation, if only for the fact that it is harder to escape after committing the crime that it was to undertake it in the first place. Especially when all the neighbors are drawing a bead on you rearend. Regards, Ron

To: Dan B. who wrote (7001)	11/21/2000 12:19:08 AM
From: Sig	Respond to of 10042

For want of a dimple the vote was lost For want of a vote the precinct was lost For want of a precinct the County was lost For want of a County the State was lost For want of a State the Election was lost But if the recount is short, only one person has to lose a job Any guess who? Click on Aloha O'e and get ready to say goodbye alaike.lcc.hawaii.edu Sig

To: Dan B. who wrote (7001)	11/21/2000 12:27:58 AM
From: Scott Bergquist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

Dan, you have a bunch of unclear references in your post, e.g. > "a place speaking to that". And your reasoning is poor: What is a "huge" number? Why does a "huge" number have "value and serves us well." "My example wasn't speculative in that it happens everyday."(sic) A general conclusion drawn from a specific episode has no merit. Consider: "My buddy and I ate the same pizza. He got food poisoning, but I didn't. I drank beer, and he didn't." Conclusion? "Drinking beer prevents food poisoning." Nope. One episode does not prove the rule, or provide the explanation. It is (and yours is) a selective observation that should not be turned into a general article of fact. And you attribute a position to me, which I did not infer or state: "You claim there is no value in gun ownership." Never did I infer, or say, "no value in gun ownership." I remarked that people should have all the guns they wanted, if they were stored in a secure location wherein they could be used. Obviously, Dan, you see what you want to see, and that is the end of it. If you have to make up stuff, where does that leave any of your credibility?? You and Gore are pretty similar! A fact supported by his talk, and your writing!