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- From: terry@prcrs.prc.com (Terry Cunningham)
- Newsgroups: dc.general
- Subject: Re: ALERT! Anti-gun meeting in NoVA
- Message-ID: <5350@prcrs.prc.com>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 17:35:32 GMT
- References: <62748@mimsy.umd.edu> <1h2uvkINNt2t@mirror.digex.com> <1992Dec29.025939.14797@eng.umd.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec29.025939.14797@eng.umd.edu>, russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) writes:
- > On the other hand, if you would still like to make an analogy
- > between gun licenses and driver's licenses, there are quite a few
- > other consequences that I suspect you wouldn't like.
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- This is my last post on the subject - email me if you want to follow up.
-
- I do not claim that my analogy was a great one, I merely wished to provide
- a thoughtfull response to the original thread with a metaphor that
- illustrated my position. We can all obviously tear it to shreds upon
- close examination, especially if we are not inclined to show some compromise
- and concede a point.
-
- A minority on each side of an issue will take the extreme position and
- attempt to polarize the debate using absolutist arguments. The majority
- of people tend not to be drawn to either extreme but merely want compromise,
- and responsible behaviour from the proponents of a 'right'. It seems to
- me that gun owners (I am one myself) should be leading the effort to
- demonstrate that responsibility to the majority of americans that fear the
- proliferation of handguns and their use in violent crime.
-
- Terry
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