On Mon, 24 Jun 2019 22:16:55 -0600, graham > wrote:

>On 2019-06-24 5:02 a.m., wrote:
>> On Mon, 24 Jun 2019 06:22:58 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The other place where gated communities are common is South Africa. I
>>>> did read an article recently (think it was in the Guardian) about how
>>>> the NRA is in financial trouble. That would be good if they lost
>>>> their stranglehold on the gun situation in the USA.
>>>
>>> I have to disagree again with you Lucretia. Look at history. Once
>>> your government makes all guns illegal, they have total control
>>> over the population except for the bad guys. Even the bad guys
>>> will still get their guns - they will just cost more to buy on
>>> the black market.
>>>
>>> Guns used in crimes are a very small percentage of the total gun
>>> owners. A criminal would think twice about breaking into a house
>>> that has a NRA sticker near the door or windows.
>>>
>>> Remember too - I don't own any firearms. I like to shoot them but
>>> ranges are too far from me here to warrant buying one for that. I
>>> don't feel any urgency to buy one for protection either. That
>>> said, if I heard someone breaking into my house one night, it
>>> sure would be comforting to have a nice backup rather than a
>>> hunting knife.
>>>
>>> Firearms are here to stay regardless of new restrictive laws.
>>> Wrong to take them away from the "good guys" that only shoot
>>> people in self defense. Better to make more harsh penalties for
>>> using one to commit a crime.
>>
>> You sound like the voice of the NRA!
>>
>If USians think that Sandy Hook is an acceptable price to maintain their
>gun policy, who are we to judge?

Yes, I read there is the final disrespect for the grief of the parents
that they are making the whole thing up, Sandy Hook was fake news!