[extropy-chat] Guns

[Greg Burch]

Dirk, I assume you're relatively new to this list.  Some of us have very strong feelings about what we consider to be an important right to keep and bear arms.  In the past, inflammatory remarks by newcomers have set off a blaze of flames that have overwhelmed the list's good content.  Please consider taking whatever discussion of this issue you feel is worthwhile off-list.

Thank you.

Greg Burch, Vice-President, Extropy Institute
http://www.gregburch.net/burchismo.html

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org]On Behalf Of Dirk Bruere
> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 2:27 PM
> To: ExI chat list
> Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Guns
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> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey at yahoo.com>
> To: "ExI chat list" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 6:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Guns
> 
> 
> >
> > --- Giu1i0 Pri5c0 <gpmap at runbox.com> wrote:
> > > Here we are again Mike, we have been talking guns before. To restate
> > > my own opinion, nobody intends to take away your right to carry a
> > > weapon for self defense in some specific circumstances, but
> > > pleeeeease don't make such a big issue of it!!!
> >
> > Firstly, I dispute this claim. THere are quite a number of people here
> > in the US, and even a few on this list, who think British victim
> > disarmament laws are just wonderful and need to be copied here, and
> 
> I prefer the Singapore version - discharge an illegal weapon in 
> public - get
> hanged.
> Seems to keep guncrime under control very effectively even though the
> citizenry is 'disarmed'.
> 
> Dirk
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