Re: Gun control and rape - The myths and the facts




betweentheeyes wrote:
> "Phil Smythe" <smytph@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1127997109.761336.270510@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > One of the most commonly seen phrases<snip>
>
> Yet you continue to miss the point.
>
> Phil, if you were successful in banning knives in AU, would stabbings drop
> to 0.0% (zero point zero)?
> If you were successful in banning ladders, would falls from ladders drop to
> 0.0% (zero point zero)?
>
> When will AU take on the swimming pool and ladder challenge? Lead the
> charge Phil!

Nice try at shifting attention away from facts you find uncomfortable.
Simply throw in a couple of ridiculous suggestions and hope the
spotlight will be removed from the 0.0% (zero point zero percent) use
of weapons defensively by victims of rape/sexual aasult. Best of luck.

>
> The value of a firearm in everyday life, trumps your statistics. No proof
> needed.
>
> Your half empty view of life leaves one shaking his head ruefully.

I'd wondered about that violent head shaking of yours and had put it
down to faulty levels of medication.

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