>>>You've said that we should keep manufacturing more guns because there are more guns than we'll ever find.
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>Didn't mean to say that. Simply was observing that the sort of weapon control that prevails in other Western nations is unlikely to work in the US. Any "do nothing unless it's perfect" mantra comes from elsewhere.

Sorry, John
I couldn't resist that irony.
I knew what you meant.
Unfortunately, the US is still in a Strangelove-like funk on this issue- and some others.
Don't despair. One of these days the shades will lift and it will all be obvious.

Hey.. we don't make MX missiles any more!!!!