From: ARCHER@utkvm1.utk.edu (T. Archer)
Subject: Re: Dressed for Rape
Organization: University of Tennessee 
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 17:05:43 GMT

In article <9301052244.31@rmkhome.UUCP> rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly) writes:
>Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns
>Subject: Re: Dressed for Rape
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>From: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly)
>Organization: The Man With Ten Cats
>Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 03:44:29 GMT
>Reply-To: rmkhome!rmk@merk.com (Rick Kelly)
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>In article <VEAL.597.726250033@utkvm1.utk.edu> VEAL@utkvm1.utk.edu (David Veal) writes:
>>In article <9301041902.48@rmkhome.UUCP> rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly) writes:
>>>In article <93003.141102GUNDEVIL@ASUACAD.BITNET> Shooting Club at ASU <GUNDEVIL@ASUACAD.BITNET> writes:
>>>>andy@SAIL.Stanford.EDU (Andy Freeman) writes:
>>>>>In article <9212311249.09@rmkhome.UUCP> rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly) writes:
>>>>>>What most people in this thread want is the right for anyone to just
>>>>>>walk into Fred's Gun Store, plunk down the money, and walk out with
>>>>>>the gun and ammo of choice.
>>>>
>>>>>Since there don't seem to be any benefits to policies other than that,
>>>>>what's so unreasonable about it?
>>>>
>>>>Yup.
>>>>
>>>>>>I maintain that I wouldn't want to live in a state like that, as it
>>>>>>would rapidly turn into a scenario like Beirut.
>>>>
>>>>  You're wrong Rick, any documentation to support the Beirut scene ?
>>>
>>>I'm wrong only in that everyone does not go to Fred's store and buy
>>>a handgun.  Obviously, some people don't feel that they will have 
>>>to shoot anyone in the forseeable future.
>>
>>       Under this "definition" you will never, ever have to worry.  So long 
>>as one person does not go down to "Fred's" store, not "everyone" will have a 
>>gun.
>
>Except in Kennesaw(spelling?), Georgia.  But I do believe strongly in
>home defense, although I believe that the best home defense weapon is
>a shotgun.
>
>>>>  You'll find plenty of evidence on this bbs supporting the armed
>>>>  society in the USA as a peaceful society.  Keep reading.
>>>
>>>That doesn't seem to be so in the state of Florida.
>>
>>        We're doing OK here in East Tennessee.  I understand some of the 
>>Western states are doing real well.  Looks like we have evidence on both 
>>sides of the spectrum, and the only thing they would seem to agree on would 
>>be that gun ownership alone is not the problem, but at bare minimum 
>>operating along with something else.
>
>Hmm.  Someone else said that it was against the law for civilians to
>carry guns in Tennessee.

You are probably thinking of me.  There is no CCW permit available in the 
state is what I said.

>
>So you're saying that a lot of people just carry concealed weapons,
>no matter what the laws say?

Actually yes.  Americans are famous for ignoring laws that they think are 
wrong.

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