Do handguns serve a purpose other than killing people?

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Do handguns serve a purpose other than killing people?

An SI Board Since September 1999

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114	Heya Patibob. Somehow one them Washington weirdos or a jounalist has started t	JeffA	-	9/22/1999
113	<i>Do handguns serve a purpose other then killing people?</i> Yep	PatiBob	-	9/22/1999
112	Brazilian congressman accused of killing enemy with chainsaw. I will have to p	Gordon A. Langston	-	9/22/1999
111	You illustrate my earlier suggestion very well ... about handguns providing the	Jacques Chitte	-	9/22/1999
110	Airbags are evil! Hey what was that story in the news a while back, where the a	Null Dog Ago	-	9/22/1999
109	I think that what Mr. Forsyth is getting at is that a man with a machine shakes	Red Heeler	-	9/22/1999
108	It's ignorant people like you who don't realize the fact that guns don&	hunter	-	9/22/1999
107	Please don't take this the wrong way, but... WHY THE HECK DID YOU DO THAT?!	Null Dog Ago	-	9/22/1999
106	Lather- Thank you. I stand corrected. Jon :)	Jon Stept	-	9/22/1999
105	Hey c horn get your butt back into the Religious frenzy you created..who let yo	Lisa	-	9/22/1999
104	Very very few gang members have actual assault weapons. Remember that by defini	Jacques Chitte	-	9/22/1999
103	Let me tell you this.I guarantee that it would stop anyone in their tracks..I d	Lisa	-	9/22/1999
102	Yes, handguns do serve another purpose... They are designed to disable. The f	Jon Stept	-	9/22/1999
101	RE: Gun Bans How would you propose to enforce a gun ban? Drugs and illegal imm	JCL154	-	9/22/1999
100	God's blessings to the founding fathers. They knew that the reason we need	freeus	-	9/22/1999
99	That has got to be the most ridiculous question I have ever heard. While I do	someone	-	9/22/1999
98	I figure it can't be much worse than having a packet of taco sauce squirted	Null Dog Ago	-	9/22/1999
97	It's good we've got such geniuses outside of Washington. Don't you	DOUG H	-	9/22/1999
96	"<i>Let's ban cars they kill 50,000.00 people a year</i>	Pat W.	-	9/22/1999
95	<<We don't have a problem with guns and guns are everywhere.>>	Pakrat	-	9/22/1999
94	You give up yours first and go live in a city. Then the cops or your buddys wi	JeffA	-	9/22/1999
93	<<If we want to cut down on the killing, we take away the guns. It's	Pakrat	-	9/22/1999
92	Brian Kerecz Do you understand who the "NRA" is? Do you understand	JeffA	-	9/22/1999
91	And how would you suggest that my guns be taken away? How will they be sure th	birdseye	-	9/22/1999
90	A-Rock Japan - very low murder rate, but a very high suicide rate that evens t	Gordon A. Langston	-	9/22/1999

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