On Thursday, 19 September 2013 09:19:07 UTC-3, BAR wrote:
In article , "Mr. Luddite" says...



"jps" wrote in message

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On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 23:41:39 -0400, wrote:





This still brings me back to Australia. They virtually banned guns

and

their homicide rate, that was already declining, continued to decline

at the same rate. It is virtually a straight line when averaged out.



http://www.aic.gov.au/media_library/...iciderate2.png



There like here, most are acquaintance murders. Will found a way

after

the guns were gone.







With the exception that they haven't had a mass murder since they

banned assault style weapons.



There's just as many guns, and there's still plenty of murder, just

not so many mass murders.



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jps, what exactly is your position on gun ownership?



Do you favor banning private ownership of all guns or are you simply

advocating a ban on "assault type" firearms and high capacity

magazines? I assume that if there is private ownership, you support

background checks including mental health info.



If you favor the latter (ban on assault type firearms and high

capacity magazines) you may be preaching to the choir. Most gun

owners agree with you.



Please identify an "assault type firearms?"



I have a pistol that is used during military assaults. Should it be banned? It only has a

capacity of 7 rounds in the magazine.


All handguns should be banned or highly regulated.
Especially to ex-military types... as shown once more they seem to be the most likely group to engage in mass killings in the over 35 age group.