A Usenet persona calling itself KMAN wrote:

What's to stop an accused crack dealer from buying an assault rifle at the
shop on the corner and shooting a witness?

Well, a couple of things: First, there's the background check prior to
purchase and second, and most importantly, there's the likelyhood that the
witness will himself be armed and capable of defending himself. Third, there
may be other armed citizens around who can likewise take down the crack
dealer.

Then there's the fact that he'll probably be in jail and won't be able to
even attempt to buy a gun.

But, sometimes that happens, though quite rarely. Most crack dealers are
crack dealers, not murderers. These days, a lot of them don't even carry
guns, because the penalties for dealing crack while in possession of a gun
are positively draconian...and should be.



I'm not implying anything. I'm saying it: if more than one person is killed
with an assault weapon that is one too many.

Utopian nonsense.

How about if that "one person" is a child-molester/murderer just about to
slit the throat of a little boy he's just finished raping? Is it okay to
shoot him with an "assault weapon?"

How about if that "one person" is about to slit YOUR throat? Would you be
hoping someone might kill him before he finishes, or is your dedication to
non-violence deep enough that you would rather be brutally and painfully
murdered rather than have your attacker killed by someone with a gun?

How about if it's your wife, or your child?

How deep is your belief?

I've never met anybody who didn't have a limit somewhere that would provoke
them to use deadly force to defend someone dear to them.

Are you the first?

Somehow I doubt it.
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