[TheForge] O/T Survivor

[Justin Fisher]

At 09:28 AM 1/3/2004, you wrote:
>I agree with trusting the pilots. Given the choice between what we're 
>doing now to block a relatively small number of terrorists vs. letting 
>every crazy who wants to carry a gun, I feel much safer with the current 
>system. I've heard the arguments such as how polite society would be if 
>everyone carried a gun, but think of all the nut cases out there. Do you 
>really want to arm them?
>
>Steve Smith

I note that everyone in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia seems to be armed to the 
teeth - and those folks aren't particularly polite!
A tool is a tool and how it is used depends on the attitude, skill, 
intention, etc. of the user.  No guarantees, one way or the other.