[lit-ideas] Re: Nigerian gun control as an example for us

You've certainly switched sides, Andreas.  You moved from a we have always
had guns and will always have guns to a more typical Leftist-Pacifist
stance, but comparing gun manufacturers to the tobacco industry isn't
logical.  The tobacco industry is still flourishing; so what precisely is
going away?  

Even if you got rid of all the gun manufacturers in the U.S. would that make
guns go away.  Does Nigeria have any gun manufactures.  No.  Does Brazil . .
. whoops.  Brazil does have gun manufacturers.  Shut down Smith and Wesson
and some of our young entrepreneurs will be making fortunes importing
Tauruses.  

And since you have introduced cigarettes, let me point out that once you
smoke a cigarette' it is gone.  But once you have a gun, it will last nearly
forever if you take care of it.  And we probably already have 300,000,000
guns in the U.S., but no one knows for sure.

Lawrence

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On Behalf Of Andreas Ramos
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 12:50 PM
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Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Nigerian gun control as an example for us

> My argument was that gun control doesn't work.  Make all the
> laws you want and guns aren't going to go away.

No, it's not about the laws. Guns don't magically come from the sky like
pidgeons. Gunmakers 
intentionally flooded the US with handguns. Gunmakers use marketing to
terrify people into 
buying guns.

Handguns will go away. Stop the cynical marketing. Don't allow gunmakers to
export guns.

Just like the tobacco industry had to pay for the anti-smoking campaigns
(which have been 
very successful), handgun makers should pay for a non-profit that is
anti-handguns. Tell 
people that a gun in the house wil increase the danger.

Guns will go away.

yrs,
andreas
www.andreas.com


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