In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> maxine wrote:
> > On Apr 3, 3:36 pm, Omelet > wrote:
> >> In article >,
> >>
> >> "Dimitri" > wrote:
> >>> :-(
> >>> 13 Dead in New York Shooting
> >>> BINGHAMTON, NY (AP) -- A gunman entered an immigration services center in
> >>> downtown Binghamton on Friday, killing 13 and injuring others.
> >>> Dimitri
> >> This is why the victims needed to be ARMED. The ability to shoot back
> >> may have minimized the number of victims.
> >>
> >> New York has draconian anti-gun laws and as you can see, those don't
> >> stop criminals that don't obey laws.
> >
> > In a situation like that, the best you could hope for would be someone
> > quick enough to take out the gunman before he ran out of ammo. But
> > the other six folks who pull out their piece and miss the gunman may
> > end up hitting some other innocents.
> >
> > We will have to agree to disagree on this topic, Om. Where food is
> > concerned, caring for relatives, or health, we can find more common
> > ground.
>
>
> I am reminded of an incident in the news a few years back about a guy
> who went into a bar to pull off an armed robbery. He picked the wrong
> bar. This one was full of off duty cops. A bunch of the cops pulled out
> their guns and started shooting. The robber was shot and killed before
> he got a shot off. ... and 5 or 6 of the cops were hit by friendly <?>
> fire.

Cops are notoriously bad shots. <g>
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Peace! Om

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It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.