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On 8/17/2024 11:37 PM, John B. wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Aug 2024 21:19:14 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
> 
>> On 8/16/2024 8:08 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
>>> On 8/16/2024 3:59 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Krygowski has yet to comprehend the simple fact that
>>>> benefits and
>>>> detriments are subjective.
>>>
>>> Benefits and detriments can very often be measured. The
>>> benefits of bicycling have been measured in terms of
>>> increased health, reduced health care costs, years of life
>>> saved, pollution reduced, etc. etc. I've seen and filed at
>>> least five studies that have done that, each one showing
>>> that the benefits of bicycling far outweigh its tiny risks.
>>>
>>> The detriments of American gun craziness can also be
>>> measured. As just one example, huge numbers of schools now
>>> hire full time security guards in case some whacko with an
>>> AR attempts to enter the building. The buildings themselves
>>> are now often "hardened," with various weapon detecting and
>>> weapon resisting technologies. That was never the case until
>>> the current gun mania came into fashion; and taxpayers pick
>>> up the bill for that extra security - as they do for
>>> advanced protective equipment for most policing. So we all
>>> pay for the gun fetishists fantasy hobby.
>>>
>>> It would make sense to levy a massive tax on every gun with,
>>> say, more than 6 rounds capacity, to pay for the security
>>> expenses they generate. But of course, the "Gotta have a big
>>> gun" crew is also the "No new taxes" crew. They want others
>>> to pay for their play toys' consequences.
>>>
>>>
>> p.s.
>> You cannot tax an enumerated right. *example = poll tax)
>> This is once again in the courts.
> 
> But as I've mentioned  a number of times my family has had guns for at
> least 4 generations, as close as I can calculate 300 years or so, and
> never shot anyone. Why does Frankie want to penalize us?

No one said anything about taking away traditional hunting rifles and 
shotguns.

> 
> But, perhaps more germane is the current view is that  many, perhaps
> most, school shootings are "copy cat" acts  and that the News and
> others that publicizing these acts may be, at least in part,
> responsible for these events.



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