Re: GUNS was Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] PSUB Fatalities...View Ports...Shatterproof

[Ray Keefer <Ray.Keefer@ebay.sun.com>]

Hi Paul,

Don't forget plinking. That is my favorite shooting sport. Just having fun.

Regards,
Ray

> Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 18:27:42 -0500 (EST)
> From: Paul Anderson <hacker@geeky1.ebtech.net>
> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> Subject: Re: GUNS was Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] PSUB Fatalities...View 
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> On Sat, 11 Mar 2000, Carsten [iso-8859-1] Standfuß wrote:
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> > 
> > 32436 Americans died in 1997 by guns. 
> > In the Korea-war 33651 americans died. 
> > 
> How many, in 1997, died in car crashes?  Also, which guns?  Hand guns,
> rifles, flint-locks?  Things are never entirely as they are perceived, and
> one must always remember the old saying:  "There are lies, d*mn lies and
> statistics."  This just serves to show that it is important to consider
> many facets of a discussion before coming to a conclusion.  Proper
> training from a young age in the handling of these firearms would have
> prevented many of these deaths, the mere banning of firearms is no way to
> deal with the situation.  What are those of us who enjoy target-shooting
> or hunting to do?  There's nothing wrong with target shooting, nor is
> there anything wrong with hunting.
> 
> 
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> Paul Anderson
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> http://www.sellad.on.ca/~paul
>