in 1250618 20051122 023959 Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:53:34 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, Bob
Martin quickly quoth:

On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:24:17 GMT, Bob Martin wrote:

The general populace have never owned guns for protection - only criminals have
guns.

And, you see that as a _good_ thing?

Yes I do. If there is one word to describe the British it is "angry", especially on the
roads, and if every driver carried a gun the M25 would soon resemble the Somme.

What you fail to recognize is that once you own a gun and have learned
to shoot and maintain it, you also have gained a hell of lot more
respect for them. Again, look at the stats. Gun owners as a group,
especially those with concealed weapons permits, are the sanest,
most law-abiding folks you'll ever meet.

It's criminals who do the drive-by shootings and road-rage killing,
Bob, not law-abiding citizens and neighbors.

If you're not just some anti-gun nut and do want more info, I'll give
you some cites for books and websites for more real information. Just
ask.

Please don't be so condescending. I served four years in the RAF and was
trained on all sorts of weapons and I was also a member of a pistol club
for quite a while. I'll say it once then I'm out of here - I do not want to live in
a country where guns are freely available - and 90-95% of Brits agree with me.