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To: Lane3 who wrote (56561)	2/16/2018 2:37:39 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By James Seagrove Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 357956

>> Looks like my point isn't registering with you, either. (Ain't it sweet to have something in common with koan?) LOL. Now you're just trying to cause trouble! No, I got your point. It just came across as guns being the central issue. I recognize you aren't extreme on the issue.

To: Lane3 who wrote (56561)	2/16/2018 3:00:21 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 357956

One wonders what the substitute weapon of choice would turn out to be. Making it more difficult usually has the salient quality of reducing the incidents. I think a good example is Australia. When they passed their stringent gun control measures, not only did their rate of mass murders drop precipitously, their suicide rate dropped by 2/3rds. Which sort of blows big holes in the argument that those who would commit mass murder and or suicide would just find other means. Guns, especially certain types of guns, makes those things easy. Especially when you can find one most anywhere.

To: Lane3 who wrote (56561)	2/16/2018 4:54:18 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By James Seagrove Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 357956

>>>One wonders what the substitute weapon of choice would turn out to be. Machetes would probably be less threatening, IEDs, more so. Why would a substitute be necessary? We have 300 million guns in the hands of people most of whom are not about to give them up even if the law demanded it. There are enough AR15s in the hands of dope dealers and other criminals today that there would be a ready black market for maybe 50 years or more. The presence of guns in the US will not diminish materially formamvery long time. Which is why technology to harden targets is a far better approach to dealing with the problem at this time. If not technology, weapons. It would dramatically reduce shootings if shooters were confident there were a couple of well armed citizen guards on duty at every school, hospital, and other soft target. How many mass murders have we seen at banks and police stations lately?