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Guns don't kill people, terrorists do
National Post ^
| December 13 2008
| George Jonas
Posted on 12/13/2008 10:17:24 AM PST by knighthawk
The terrorist attacks in Mumbai last month claimed some 500 casualties, dead and injured. Among the many questions raised by the outrage, there was a purely practical one: Why was the attack so successful? How could so few terrorists claim so many victims?
One obvious answer is firepower. Guns were illegal in the hands of both the terrorists and the victims. The victims obeyed the laws, the terrorists didn’t. The police had guns, of course, but instead of protecting people, they stayed away until the massacre was practically over. Gun laws -- surprise, surprise! -- weren’t strong enough to defend victims, only strong enough to keep victims from defending themselves.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
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posted on
12/13/2008 10:17:58 AM PST
by
knighthawk
(We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
To: knighthawk
Better guns and training will always win a battle.
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posted on
12/13/2008 10:19:44 AM PST
by
Eye of Unk
(Americans should lead America, its the right way.)
To: knighthawk
Guns don't kill people, terrorists do Christian terrorists? Jewish terrorists? Hindu terrorists? Buddhist terrorists? Sikh terrorists? Hmmmm. I think that about covers them all, doesn't it? I don't think I've missed any, have I?
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posted on
12/13/2008 10:22:42 AM PST
by
rickmichaels
(WHATCHA GONNA DO WHEN OBAMA'S TRUTH SQUADS RUN WILD ON YOU???)
To: knighthawk
A lesson taught on a daily basis. Criminals intent on murder and mayhem don’t follow laws by definition, therefore gun laws don’t stop criminals.
They stop sheep.
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posted on
12/13/2008 10:25:51 AM PST
by
Hazwaste
(Feeling bitter and clingy since 1963.)
To: knighthawk
Gun control laws disarm the victims. They never disarm the criminals.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
12/13/2008 10:26:36 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: knighthawk
Guns were illegal in the hands of both the terrorists and the victims. Guess who wins a gun battle between the two....
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posted on
12/13/2008 10:32:11 AM PST
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: knighthawk
Guns exist folks, either learn to use them well or become a victim because unfortunately, bad people also exist.
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posted on
12/13/2008 10:37:55 AM PST
by
J40000
To: knighthawk
The victims obeyed the laws, the terrorists didn’t.
Laws contrary to basic rights aren’t worth the paper they’re written on.
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posted on
12/13/2008 10:39:20 AM PST
by
Pablo Mac
To: knighthawk
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posted on
12/13/2008 10:42:38 AM PST
by
Zakeet
(Be thankful we don't get all the government we pay for)
To: knighthawk
And p-ss on the victims, it’s the American way.
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posted on
12/13/2008 10:53:34 AM PST
by
Waco
(Oath? What oath?)
To: knighthawk
The police had guns, of course, but instead of protecting people, they stayed away until the massacre was practically over. Actually, I don't think that many of the police had guns either. The UK approach of sticking your head in the sand and hoping for a better class of criminal.
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posted on
12/13/2008 12:07:11 PM PST
by
SampleMan
(Community Organizer: What liberals do when they run out of college, before they run out of Marxism.)
To: knighthawk
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posted on
12/13/2008 5:57:24 PM PST
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
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posted on
12/14/2008 3:14:29 AM PST
by
Clive
To: Clive
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posted on
12/14/2008 7:30:13 AM PST
by
GOPJ
(Perverse incentives birth nasty unintended consequences.)
To: Zakeet
That my FRiend is one wonderful cartoon.
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posted on
12/14/2008 7:32:34 AM PST
by
GOPJ
(Perverse incentives birth nasty unintended consequences.)
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