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To: Disambiguator; Squantos; Joe Brower
What I am trying to point out is that the same obfuscation and lies are being trotted out once again to try to drum up support for these proposed laws.

Exactly, I had to read this three time to figure it out

According to a report by the Violence Policy Center, between 1998 and 2001, one in five law enforcement officers (41 of 211) killed in the line of duty was killed with an assault weapon. Furthermore, of the law enforcement officers killed by a rifle during this period, 75 percent (38 of 49) were killed with an assault rifle.

So 38 of 41 were assault 'rifles' that are already heavily reguated, select fire.

The other 14, were done with assault 'weapons' and 'sniper rifles'.

So by their own logic, [and BS phraseology] this preemption to confiscation would only effect THREE weapons that arent already regulated to death ?

Being as though 80% of duty deaths result from 'other' causes, how about we regulate the wreckless driving of cops hurrying back for shift change, or blowing through red lights on the way to meet the 'Mrs' for a box lunch ??? /sarc...sort of

25 posted on 02/25/2005 11:11:22 PM PST by Gilbo_3 (Patience is a virtue, but it aint one of mine !!!)
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To: Gilbo_3
Being as though 80% of duty deaths result from 'other' causes, how about we regulate the wreckless driving of cops hurrying back for shift change, or blowing through red lights on the way to meet the 'Mrs' for a box lunch ??? /sarc...sort of

Alternatively, we could start a new government fund to send them back to school to be accountants...since they apparently were blissfully unaware that they actually might encounter CRIMINALS in their chosen line of occupation.

26 posted on 02/25/2005 11:29:15 PM PST by garandgal
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