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Old 02-17-2008, 03:47 AM   #86 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
Am I under the impression there were more guns? no, nor did I say that there were. What i said was that back then, people weren't restricted in the places where they could carry guns for protection as compared to now. THAT is why nutcases have an easier time of shooting people.
I don't think nutcases do have an easier time shooting people. There are just more nutcases...with guns. My parents grew up in Atlanta. It wasn't the old west. Every other guy on the street was not carrying.

You know, just because an event involves a gun, it doesn't make it a gun control issue. One way or the other. Neither stricter nor more lax gun control laws would have necessarily prevented this disaster waiting to happen.
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