From: greg@ideath.goldenbear.com (Greg Broiles)
Date: Mon, 24 May 93 17:50:11 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Oregon, guns, etc.
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Brad Cox (bcox@gmu.edu) writes:

> >I'm sure lots of people could give examples of areas where "everyone"
> >*is* armed, and while they certainly don't rely on "the government"
> >(i.e., local police forces) for protection, most would agree the
> >situation is not desirable ...
>
> Yep. Switzerland for sure (every draft age citizen keeps an assault rifle
> and ammo). Similarly for most US rural states; Oregon, South Carolina,
> Texas and Arizona come to mind. So do shooting ranges and guns shows most
> anywhere.

This is absolutely untrue of Oregon - at least in the Willamette Valley.
I see fewer guns (and gun-racks in pickup trucks) here than I did when I
lived in Southern California.

It is difficult for me to express how uninterested I am in the prospect
of debating gun control here in cypherpunks. I will compromise with
"very, very, uninterested."


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