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I swear there's an annex. I used it for a block of instruction I gave right before I came over here. There's like 25 appendicies to the UCR. When I get home in Nov. I'll grab my copy and scan the pages applicable. Might have been the 03 or 04- right before the AWB sunsetted. I am also not saying the attacker was fought off with a firearm- that would fall under justifiable homicide. The simple presentation of the firearm stops a good majority of attacks.

Made a mistake on the individual who discredited the study. Worked for the CDC and his last name was Lott- first name is wrong.

How is someone wanting to whack you with a bat fantasy? I was a cop for 13 years- seen people beaten with all sorts of blunt instruments.

As for Colin being a psycho- yes he was. As were the deviants who engaged in school shootings and God help Postal Workers The point is gun control works as well as drug control. A criminal by definition does not obey laws. Why would one more law suddenly turn him/her into a model citizen?

I used the term "Assault Weapon" not firearm. I am differentiating between a handgun and the most demonized of inanimate objects- something that looks like something the military uses. If you really wanted "common sense" gun control- forget 1500 dollar rifles and get rid of the Lorcin/Jennings/Cobray piece of dogs**t ones made of pot metal that sell for 78 bucks. I've never taken an M1-A off a suspect but I have SCADS of these cheap POSs.

And no you can't grow guns, but given a machine shop and some bar stock I can manufacture a fully functioning rifle, handgun or shotgun. They are quite simple things mechanically. You can confiscate every firearm made by every manufacturer and I could still be armed. If I can do it, someone with a deviant, criminal mind surely could.

I was an officer in North Carolina after I separated from active duty Army. The views of officers outside major urban areas typically differ radically from those who live in cities. They are products of the environment. If virtually an entire population is told over and over that gun control works or guns are bad they will believe it. I personally do not imbue steel with a human trait. The firearm is neutral- the wielder is good or evil.

For the record: I do enjoy firearms. I build them, modify them and am a licensed gunsmith. I also make my living carrying a firearm. My point of view is as biased as anyone else's. I'm just here for the argument