In article , OzOne wrote:

On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:30:44 +0000, Peter Wiley
scribbled thusly:


Funny, you're agreeing with all the whackos like Oz who want to remove
guns from people. Rationale, there was a mass murder using firearms
here in Tasmania in 1996. Subsequent, following forced surrender of all
auto, semiauto and many other firearms plus compulsory licensing, there
have been no further massacres. Therefore the law is successful in
preventing massacres using firearms.

Unlike you, Max, I have an understanding of statistics and experimental
design.


Who you callling a whacko...apple cruncher!?

Hey, same logic. What's your problem with it?

Just think, if the hooligans at Cronulla had guns, we could have had a
REAL riot, with dead people and all!

Yeah, I know.

Actually, Oz, a lot of the Lebanese guys do have guns. Mainly smuggled
handguns. I'm very glad that nobody brought guns to a punch-up, really.
I'm also pretty horrified that the cops basically stood idly by on
instructions from their bosses when the revenge attacks were taking
place. I never thought I'd wish for the return of the likes of the old
Tactical Response Group but.......

Nor do I want to get into yet another pro/anti gun argument. This is a
nice peaceful place where I am - 43 06.6 S 147 15.6 E. At least 50% of
my neighbours have guns for rabbits, possums etc. Nobody cares about a
few shots. That's totally different to living in suburbia. I think I'm
getting to the point where I really *don't* trust people in cities to
act like sensible human beings any more, at least not en masse.

PDW