On 4 Jan 2006 10:12:36 -0800, jim rozen
wrote:

In article , Gunner says...

80% of those shot with a handgun survive

Hmm. So the lesson there is, if yer gonna shoot somebody,
use a rifle or a shotgun...?

Jim

Depends on if you are shooting to stop them, or shooting to kill them.

Stopping them is more important than killing them. However..yes, when
you shoot them with a rifle or shotgun, they tend to die much more
often. And you dont encounter them in court, no expensive
incarceration, appeals etc.

Gunner

The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
.. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,