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   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2026-03-01 21:57:23 +0000, Lawrence D´Oliveiro said:   
   > On Sun, 1 Mar 2026 19:52:36 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 wrote:   
   >>   
   >> ... I have a sister who is alive today because she defended herself   
   >> with a gun when she was attacked. And that she didn't freeze in fear   
   >> for even a moment.   
   >   
   > That kind of thing is very rarely successful. Outside of a war zone,   
   > the vast majority of deployment of guns tend to end badly.   
   >   
   > In other words, for every one person like your sister, there are   
   > something like 30 dead bodies of those for whom things didn'€™t turn   
   > out quite so well ...   
      
   And probably at least another 30 where someone was killed without being   
   anywhere near such a situation where a gun could supposedly be needed   
   (e.g. kids playing with a gun).   
      
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