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  • From: "Shea Tisdale" <shea AT sheatisdale.com>
  • To: "'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [internetworkers] Marry A Canadian
  • Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 14:21:33 -0500

> > On Nov 8, 2004, at 9:37 AM, Michael Czeiszperger wrote:
> >
> >> Canada [snip] and we don't like guns.
> >
> > Not true. Canada and the US share about the same amount of gun
> > ownership per capita, it's just that those weapons are for killing
> > deer, not people (there are stronger controls on hand guns and assault
> > weapons).


Since you used the term, please define what an assault weapon is and how it
is different from other weapons.

>
> Isn't it terrific that the Canadians found a way to make a rifle capable
> of
> downing a 300lb deer, or 800lb bear ineffective against a human target,
> while in the US, gun opponents are working to get off the street rifles
> chambered for a cartridge originally designed for stopping "varmints."
>
> I hate to break it to you, but getting shot with a deer rifle will really
> ruin your day. Weather a gun is for hunting animals or people is based on
> the intent of the user, not the marketing material packaged with the
> firearm.
>
> David
>
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