>>Why the insult to Americans and the reference to their IQ?
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>I agree it was unnecessary.
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>> Are you so sure about the advantages vs. disadvantages of gun ownership? Are you an authority on this subject or just espousing an opinion?
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>Did you read this message? Message #1328853

I did not but looks very interesting. I will study it more tonight.


>>18 teenagers have been stabbed to death in the UK this year. That's about one every 10 days. Plus the 2 French students who were brutally tortured and stabbed to death and finally burned just a few days ago. What is the cause of this violence? Certainly not the accessibility of guns since they have no gun control problem to speak of. Clearly violence is not a weapon per-se problem but a complex social problem.
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>About the "What is the cause of this violence" question you ask, I think that is what Walter is saying, that instead of trying to find the cause of the violence the answer coming from gun partisans is to have more guns.

I agree that unless we understand the problem properly there is no point in advocating an answer.