On Mar 26, 8:13 am, "Ret." <xxx> wrote:
> Alang wrote:
> > On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:49:03 -0700 (PDT), PeterSaxton
> >  wrote:
>
> >> On 25 Mar, 17:38, Oppressed Subject  wrote:
> >>> On Mar 25, 4:36 pm, PeterSaxton  wrote:
>
> >>>> On 25 Mar, 16:20, Maria  wrote:
>
> >>>>> Mel Rowing wrote:
> >>>>>> On Mar 25, 3:37 pm, Oppressed Subject 
> >>>>>> wrote:
>
> >>>>>>> That said, how long do you think an unpopular rich guy with his
> >>>>>>> own personal army will last in a society where anyone with
> >>>>>>> justice to mete out can walk into a store and buy a .50cal
> >>>>>>> sniper rifle with a passive light amplification scope and
> >>>>>>> armour piercing Zirconium-incendiary ammunition or a few bricks
> >>>>>>> of PE4, no questions asked?
>
> >>>>>> Why buy it?
>
> >>>>>> Wouldn't he be free to break into the store and steal it?
>
> >>>>>> If I were you I'd give up for today!
>
> >>>>> What happened before we had enforceable law? What happens in
> >>>>> African countries where there are few laws and even fewer
> >>>>> 'policemen'?
>
> >>>> Mass murder and and large amounts of crime.
>
> >>>> "A survey for the period 1998-2000 compiled by the United Nations
> >>>> Office on Drugs and Crime ranked South Africa second for assault
> >>>> and murder (by all means) per capita and first for rapes per
> >>>> capita."
>
> >>> I think you would not be able to disagree that:
> >>> 1) A woman facing a rapist with a handgun is a lot more likely to
> >>> prevent being raped than if she is not even allowed to carry pepper
> >>> spray.
>
> >> People should carry handguns?
>
> >>> 2) You are more likely to fend off a carjacking if you had a
> >>> submachinegun than if you didn't.
>
> >> Are you suggesting that people should ride in their cars with a
> >> submachine gun?
>
> >> Is this an example of people trusting others?
>
> >> Maria, is this what you meant by trusting others? Everybody carrying
> >> guns?
>
> > Do you not trust your friends and neighbours not to kill you?
>
> It does not surprise me one iota that you are supporting the cretinous
> 'oppressed subject' and his ludicrous views Alan!!
>
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As usual our resident police officer as is typical of his ilk has not
provided one shred of evidence as to why it won't work, and instead
resorts to character assassination and fear mongering. What a nice
little droid.