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   Message 52,609 of 54,497   
   GOP_Decline_and_Fall to sofala@aapt.net.au   
   Re: The reality of the deaths due to gun   
   09 Apr 13 21:15:41   
   
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   XPost: uk.politics.guns, aus.politics.guns, aus.politics   
   XPost: talk.politics.guns   
   From: Dev@null.net   
      
   On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 16:16:04 -0700 (PDT), bringyagrogalong   
    wrote:   
      
   >"Dechucka"  wrote:   
   >> "RD Sandman"  wrote:   
   >> > "Dechucka"  wrote in   
   >>   
   >> >> snip   
   >>   
   >> >>>> inside a nice defensive   or back at base. You don't seriously think   
   >> >>>> they will be out in the open without defenses   
   >>   
   >> >>> That depends on the tank.  If it develops trouble or not.   
   >>   
   >> >> Oh my god the scenarios keep changing   
   >>   
   >> > I didn't even change a scenario.  You are going insane.   
   >>   
   >> >> Once again the lone tank breaking down ,the crew getting out to kick   
   >> >> the treads and ozarfart just happening to be there with his .22 pistol   
   >> >> against a crew who just happened to forget their personal weapons or   
   >> >> haven't got the 50mm manned is moronic   
   >>   
   >> > I didn't say Ozark could do it.  I gave no scenario where it could occur.   
   >> > I only said you could stop a tank if you could kill its driver.  That is   
   >> > true.  In some unique situation you may be able to do that.  That is also   
   >> > true.   
   >>   
   >> killing the driver would not stop the tank as you will find that other crew   
   >> members are capable of at least moving the vehicle, well that is how it used   
   >> to be   
   >   
   >Of course other crew members can drive the tank.   
      
   not to mention modern Abrams tanks a totally computerized with remote   
   control weapons.   
      
   There are probably drone prototypes that don't even need a driver.   
      
      
   >   
   >Only a third rate military would send tanks into battle without the   
   >crew being capable of doing every one else's job.   
   >   
   >What this thread highlights is the arrant stupidity of the gun freaks   
   >and why it is so hard to reason with them when it comes to gun   
   >control.   
   >   
   >FFS Taking out tanks with .22s?   
   >   
   >How old are these fantasising idiots.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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