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http://www.cnn.com/1999/WORLD/europe/12/07/dutch.shooting.04/
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Fool of a Took, throw yourself in next time!!
Gandalf
[This message has been edited by Kosh (edited December 08, 1999).]
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*gasp* "The pictures...they're...coming...alive!"
-Abe Simpson, on the miracle of the moving image
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Jubes, holding dinner: "What will you give me for the food?"
Me: "My virginity..."
-- Actual quote
Ahem..
But seriously:
Where does it end??
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Fool of a Took, throw yourself in next time!!
Gandalf
"Outlaw guns and only outlaws will have them."
"Guns don't kill people, People kill people."
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Death before Dishonor!
However Dishonor has
quite a disputed defintion.
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Omega: Well, the percentage of gun-related deaths and injuries in the Netherlands is far less than at the United States (which is what? every day?). Remove gun control laws and we may as well wear bulls eyes with bright lettering saying "HIT US HERE!!!!"
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I can resist anything.......
Except Temptation
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"Ou tou kratountos h� polis nomizetai" - Creon
I also agree with Tahna Los. This belongs on the Flameboard. Sol, if you would do the honors?
--Baloo
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"The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it."
--Andre Maurois
http://members.tripod.com/~Bob_Baloo/index.htm
Besides, if friendly fire is a problem in even highly trained military forces, imagine how bad it would be if everybody had a gun and decided to hand out their own justice.
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No I'm Spartacus!
There was just another shooting in the states.. a 12? or 13 yr old? kid shoots another kid .. Like, what is with that??!!!
Up here in Canada, the native indian kids are killing themselves (hanging) .. I simply don't get it..
Is everyone on a death kick!!??
Ahhh... I get so upset when I hear this kinda thing, cuz I simply don't comprehend the wanting to take one's or another's life!! Sensless CRAP
This should be in flameboard shouldn't it!! hehehe
Good topic tho' !! This is a serious problem.. not only in the States or Canada.. but world wide.
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- Alshrim Dax
The Other Dax
[This message has been edited by Alshrim Dax (edited December 08, 1999).]
If you're sick and have a fever, the doctor may only prescribe aspirin. If the fever continues to climb, and the doctor just continues to prescribe more aspirin, you should probably seek another opinion, since aspirin doesn't seem to be doing the job.
Passing gun control laws in the wake of such tragedies allows people to feel like they have done something about the problem. They want to do something fast and forget about it. Hopefully it will go away while they have their eyes closed. Unfortunately, that approach is rather like the doctor who continues to prescribe more and more aspirin for a rising fever. Discover the nature of the disease first, then determine and execute a course of treatment.
--Baloo
PS: Sol, we're waiting... .
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"The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it."
--Andre Maurois
http://members.tripod.com/~Bob_Baloo/index.htm
And the situation's pretty much the same in the UK, which also has strict gun control laws.
How often does it happen in the US? Eh?
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*gasp* "The pictures...they're...coming...alive!"
-Abe Simpson, on the miracle of the moving image
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Jubes, holding dinner: "What will you give me for the food?"
Me: "My virginity..."
-- Actual quote