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To: TimF who wrote (337164)	5/10/2007 4:53:56 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574312

"Which includes crimes of the sort that packing heat could deter, or that defensive use of a gun could stop. " How many Tim? You are in an argument, someone pulls a gun. You go for yours. What happens? Or, your girlfriend sees you talking with another women. Crazed with jealousy, she shoots you. How is the fact you had a gun tucked into your waistband going to do you any good? While, in principle, you might be able to construct a situation where CC might have helped, you also raise the possibility of shoot outs. Which don't help anything.