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[Steve Johnson]

Certainly the NRA byline, but not proven to be the cause of reduced crime
since it had gone down everywhere when they did that study.  The "debunking"
of this myth came out in KC when we were on our "right to carry" crusade
here a while back.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Miller, Oscar MILLERO [mailto:MILLERO at leavenworth.army.mil]
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 8:50 AM
To: 'KCLug'; 'mkc at mathdogs.com'
Subject: RE: 

Consider that in states that support carrying concealed weapons by making it
easy to do so, the violent crime rate is down.  Would be muggers, robbers,
rapists, and assaulters must consider if their intended victim is armed and
will retaliate.

Training in weapons proficiency helps as does training in when weapons
should be used.  

Of course there is always that 10% that doesn't know, doesn't care, or
abuses any privilege.

JMHO,

Oscar

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Coleman [mailto:mkc at mathdogs.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 8:31 PM
To: Monty Harder
Cc: Franklin, Joel; kclug at kclug.org
Subject: Re: 

>   1.  Dead perps can't tell their side of the story, so yours is accepted
by
> default.
...
>   4.  If you do turn out to be unjustified, a wrongful death judgement
costs
> you less money than the medical expenses of your victim for 40 years on
The
> Machine That Goes Ping.

One of the things that's always bothered me the most about the whole gun
thing
is that the people who seem to want to carry them most also seem to be the
people whose judgement in using them wisely and ethically I trust least.

-- 
Mike Coleman, mkc at mathdogs.com
http://www.mathdogs.com