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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 1 Dec 2004.
Re: ASCII Art Fart for Thu, 2004 Nov 25

Re: ASCII Art Fart for Thu, 2004 Nov 25

Simon Williams wrote:
> Sharky <sha...@hellsgates.cor> wrote:
> 
>>"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are
>>neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make
>>things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they
>>serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed
>>man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."
>>- Cesare Beccaria
> 
> Compare US murder stats to those of countries like Canada and the UK.
> This argument sounds logical, but I don't believe the facts support it.
> 
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Yes it is anecdotal presupposition, a hole we humans have a habit of 
falling into on a few "logical" issues every time. Bowling for Columbine 
anybody?

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