Re: Disturbed anti-war protester can't find soldier, kills civilian with axe instead

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

Date sent:              Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:17:39 -0400
From:                   Don Blumenthal <dmblumenthal () gmail com>

> As for DC, the effectiveness of firearms laws depends in part on
> accessibility. It would be interesting to see the numbers if Virginia
> (my old home) didn't have one of the weakest sets of gun controls in
> the US.

When teaching in Virginia, I travelled several times into DC (by both car and 
Metro), and not once was I searched for, or even asked about, carrying weapons.

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