[Magdalen] And a different kind of repeat shooting incident.

[Scott Knitter]

Meanwhile, here in Chicago, the weekend has barely begun, and...

Chicago Breaking News: Update: 3 killed, 6 wounded in shootings since
Friday morning



On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 6:54 PM, M J [Mike] Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Spoken by someone with no Second Amendment to defend.
>
> And also by someone who knows how to state the bloody truth absolutely perfectly.
>
> <grin>
>
>>>>The problem in this situation is how to disempower the Enemy.  Part of
> the strategy has to be to get the US public to acknowledge the facts,
> and there are several of them.  One is that other countries do not have
> this problem.  Another is that guns are very rarely used successfully in
> self-defence or defence of property.  They are far more likely to be
> used in cases of suicide or killing of a family member accidentally or
> deliberately.
>
> Another fact is that there are more guns that can be reasonably
> justified in private hands in the USA.  For hunting you could use a
> shotgun and/or a rifle.  If it is claimed you need it for self-defence
> then a hand-gun is more appropriate.  What is the use of a
> semi-automatic for the ordinary citizen?  Why is there no need for
> licensing and insurance - and checks that the owner is mentally balanced?<<<



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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA