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Autos, knifes and skateboards all have legitimate alternative uses besides killing. What other use does a firearm have? Greg 47/35/35 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert A. Fink, M. D." <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 7:05 PM Subject: Re: Gun Control -- Pro & Con > On 26 Aug 00, at 2:06, Sid Levin wrote: > > > One Senator defined "Gun control" as a "Steady hand." > > Can anyone tell me what has happened to robbery and other crimes in > > Texas since the okay to carry a hidden pistol went into effect. Don't > > guess -- only the facts please. Attention NRA lovers: There are good > > arguments for allowing guns, but does that have to include automatic > > weapons, bazookas, atom bombs. > > Bazookas, howitzers, automatic weapons are already banned from > possession by civilians. Any kind of firearm is restricted from > convicted felons, people with serious mental illness, and minors. We > have many laws restricting the possession and use of firearms, and if > those laws were enforced, we would have less problems with illegal > gun use. > > > Question to a Pro-gun person: Does hunting require a > > repeater rifle with notched bullets? > > > Most states' hunting laws *require* that bullets used in hunting be of > the expanding type (to assure a kill, rather than a wounding). > > Outlawing the use of a tool because it can cause damage is illogical. > Tools only cause damage when used by people. Automobiles, knives, > skateboards, etc., cause far more deaths pe annum than do firearms. > The problem is the people, not the tools. > > > Best, > > Bob (for whatever this has to do with PD) > > > Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S. > Professional Corporation > 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 > Berkeley, California 94704-2636 USA > Phone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 > WWW: <http://www.dovecom.com/rafink> > > "Ex Tristitia Virtus" >