G'morning charlie:
#1, no comment a natural factor and normal conduct even in a war, of which I have been in two.
#2, Of course guns are 'weapons', just as knives , clubs, your Playboy magazine, and your own hands improperly used are. The factor on guns lies upon a simple engraving that I once saw on a Colt, "Be afraid of no man, no matter what his size, just call upon me and I will equalize:. Reasoning is Obvious , no?
#3, Odd, that is not what I found when I asked some Korean friends of mine? Where did you receive that data ?
#4, Hmm with more guns being sold for home defense, this is at odds with human nature, unless you factor in the very human nature of "let the others do it". This was evidenced in our last voter turn out.
#5, Of course, any restrictive or domineering gov't wants' effective resistance lowered by any means.
I suggest that you check world wide on school or civilian massacres, they are successfully using clubs, knives, explosives, and machetes, May I also suggest that if the Rwandese had had civilian arms, many of the over 1,000,000 slaughtered people may still be alive. This has been repeated in many countries in Europe, Asia and the Orient by repressive governments. Our is increasingly growing more in line . Also, may I suggest the Jewish nation, among others, almost requires every one to be trained.
So in essence it is not the problem of the arm itself - which can consist of a simple ball pen, a rolled up magazine, or even a ceramic cup etc. - but the person that wishes to use it against another.
Don Jose
“The Morning Briefing” is SmartPlanet’s daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we’re reading about weapon control.
1.) Schools reopen in Newtown, Washington talks gun control. Most students returned to school in the devastated Connecticut community of Newtown on Tuesday for the first time since a gunman’s rampage killed 26 people in an elementary school, reviving the gun control debate in Washington.
2.) The gun control fight: It’s not about guns as weapons but guns as symbols. In the passionate response to the horror of murdered children, much has been written and said about guns, and the need for gun control. Much of it misses the mark, focusing on the danger of guns as weapons, but not their meaning as symbols.
3.) Strict gun control laws in South Korea. When news of frequent shooting incidents comes out of the United States, Koreans let out a small sigh of relief for living in a place where gun ownership is strictly illegal.
4.) Gun control: Chinks of light. While its influence on Capitol Hill is considerable, the National Rifle Association may not be the political force it was in 1994.
5.) Pro-gun control protests as White House promises swift measures -- video.
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