[Bill Graham]

William Sommerwerck wrote:
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Bill Graham wrote:

No. I live in a country where they make laws against carrying
guns, and where only honest people obey the law, so the only ones
who carry guns are the dishonest ones. Except, of course those few
honest ones who have some common sense. (And thank God for us.)

There is a simple correlation between number of guns and number
of people dead from gunshots.

This is probably true, but I'd like to see some statistics.
There's no question that if more people carried concealed weapons,
there would be less crime -- but there would probably be more
murders.

I don't believe there would be more, "murders", but there would
certainly be more accidental deaths. but their would be benefits
too. In the same way that removing all the automobiles would result
in less accidental deaths, but nobody would be able to drive to
work. There are benefits and drawbacks to guns. I think the benefits
outweigh the drawbacks. The gun is a tool. It is for killing people.
Some people need badly to be killed, and when you run into one of
these, its very helpful if you have the tool with you.

When someone who feels you should no longer inhabit this planet
visits your home... Will you as willingly cede your life to their
view of your non-importance?

Yes. The NRA will be glad to give you a sign that says, "There are no guns
in this house". You can attach it to your front door if you like and really
believe that there should be no guns in your house. I will keep my gun in
the drawer next to my bed, thanks, and my door, like my car, is free of
signs and bumper stickers.