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Not "nonliner" but "linear" - straight to the truth.
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----- Original Message -----
From: nonlinear <keptinkaos@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 31, 1999 12:19
Subject: Re: Off topic....
> no, it's a real BAD example that only a poster children
for gun control
> (ya know, like, sarah and jim ;)) could drag up.
>
> FACT: in 9 out of 10 of the us's largest metro areas, the
murder rate
> has gone down over the last 10 years. the exception is
detroit, which
> the fbi can't figure out except most of it is drug related
among gangs.
>
> FACT: toronto does have a higher murder rate than the rest
of canada.
>
> FACT: toronto only has a population of 600,000 vs over a
million for
> detroit, so one would expect a higher murder rate ALTHOUGH
DETROIT IS A
> STATISTICAL ANOMALY among the larger us metro areas sez
the fbi
>
> FACT: when texas and oklahoma allowed citizens to carry
concealed
> handguns, the violent assault rate against citizens
(murder, rape,
> assault) has dropped yearly since. when you don't know who
will kill
> you if you do a bad thing, then it gives the wannabe
criminal a reason
> to stop and ponder his fate. i feel safer in a society
were the
> citizenry are armed rather than just the government!!!
>
> besides, a nut with a truckload of ammonia nitrate and
diesel fuel can
> cause a hell of a lot more damage than a nut with a
handgun or a nut
> with a hammer.
>
> TJ
>
> sorry for the post, but when sarah brady wannabes post
half lies and
> half truths, well, you see my point for posting.
>
> --- Ron Augustine <RonAug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> One of the best examples in support of this argument that
I've seen is
> the difference between Detroit and Toronto.
>
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