Gunner wrote:

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 10:05:46 +1300, Tom wrote:

Gunner wrote:

On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 11:06:23 -0500, Kirk Gordon
wrote:

Clearly, Gunner, I was wrong. You're not all that smart. I'm not
going to comment further, though. I'm afraid that if I make you angry,
you might do something drastic and dangerous, like putting a swimming
pool in my back yard.

KG

This is the kind of world Kirk wants. From one of my English mates, a
retired British trooper of some rank......

The usual irrelevant copy & paste followed........

Sigh...makes one wonder if Kirk might not be happier in the UK.

With a population of about 5th the US, and firearms deaths at
80 for last year, Kirk may not be happier, but he certainly
would be safer...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3195908.stm

Tom

Perhaps safer from firearms..but rape, robbery, assault and burglary
are higher in the UK than in the US.

Odd how that happens when one takes away the means to defend ones
self, no?

Gunner

I thought safer from firearms was the question?

Of course throwing in an unsubstantiated statement,
could be construed as a failure to defend an earlier
unsustainable post...

Certainly, as usual it's BS:

US violent crime: 2002, 23 victims per 1000 persons
http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/...566383,00.html

UK violent crime: 2000-1, 13.92 victims per 1000 persons
http://www.sustainable-development.g...l/2001/03a.htm

Still what's new?

Tom