  Re: OT: Politics [Was:Social Contract]  Hash: SHA1  On Tuesday
02 May 2006 01:38, Matthias Julius <lists@julius-net.net>  was
heard to say: > How do you recognize well-intentioned and law-
abiding citizens?  Demonstrate harm. If someone hasn't harmed
you or anyone else, it's a  pretty good indication that they are
well-intentioned  and "law-abiding" citizens.  >  What makes
this difficult is that people change.  They buy a gun > as a
well-intentioned and law-abiding citizen in case they need to >
defend themselfes.  Then a while later when they are upset or
drunk > they find they have a gun handy and do harm somebody
else.  Exactly. Demonstrate harm.  > A lot  > of such violent
crimes are committed out of an emotional reaction.  Do you have
a citation for that?  I think you will find, if you bother to
actually research the subject,  that the vast majority of crimes
are committed by repeat offenders.  >  While taking away guns
may not completely prevent all such crimes > ti might make them
less harmfull.  Usi