Re: Old Tech [WAS: Re: Hot new tech!]

["Tomas L. Byrnes" <tomb () byrneit net>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
> On Behalf Of chris () blask org
> Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 10:43 AM
> To: Paul Ferguson; funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: Re: [funsec] Old Tech [WAS: Re: Hot new tech!]
>
>
> --- On Sat, 7/25/09, Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com> wrote:
>
> > Why the gun buying rate is jumping through the roof:
> >
> > http://cbs5.com/local/oakland.police.response.2.1100643.html
>
> Gun Rights Thread!!!!
>
> I say every American should be mandated to own a gun.  Two if you can
> stare hard enough to make a pit bull blink.
>
> -chris
[TLB:] 
There are jurisdictions in the country where each head of household is
required to designate their "reserve sheriff" who is the responsible
member who is armed.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/02/the_city_where_.html

Funny how those tend to be the polite, low-crime ones.

You want to see how well gun control would work in the US, look at
Mexico.

Until the ordinary law-abiding folk there can once again defend
themselves, they'll be at the mercy of gangs and corrupt cops.

How's the violent crime rate in the UK and Australia doing these days?

http://www.reason.com/news/show/28582.html

lest you say it's a biased Libertarian site, see Al-Beeb.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1440764.stm

And AUS

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=15304

http://gunowners.org/op040809hn.htm

http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/guncontrol_20010302.html




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