On Apr 21, 5:29 pm, Hatunen wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:29:53 GMT, Alan S
> wrote:
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> >On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:48:13 -0700, Hatunen
> > wrote:
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> >>>>The world has a lot of loonies in it and the vast majority will
> >>>>never do anyone any real harm. It would be wrong to lock them up.
> >>>>The problem is that it's hard to tell ahead of time which few are
> >>>>truly dangerous.
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> >>>but you can say they cant have guns.
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> >>And what are the criteria you propose for that denial?
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> >That one's easy. Continued freedom in a civilised society.
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> >I see no valid reason for any ordinary citizen to own a gun.
> >I also see few reasons for police or other security staff in
> >a civilised society to carry them.
>
> You're not addressing the original comments about loonies being
> denied gus. Denying guns to everyone is a quite different
> question. It's a good argument, but it's not this one.
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