Word: criminalled
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Ferrara also lists "alternative" functions of the handgun, and this is where his muddled thinking shows through. The second big function, according to the article, is self-defense. The distinction between self-defense and killing must be a very fine one--unless one doesn't consider a criminal to be...
To support his suggestion of the handgun's use for self-defense, Ferrara declares that "There are no statistics on...how many potential muggers, rapists, and murderers are frightened away when their victim shows his gun, and how many potential crimes are never attempted because the criminal suspects his victim...
The article dodges the problem of assassination by telling us that the criminal, not the gun, is responsible for the crime. Actually, the final cause of death is the bullet, and so by this logic bullets should all be made of sponge rubber so as to not hurt anyone. But...
What actually happened in the Ezra Stiles College dining room on that evening last year is difficult to say with any certainly, partly because virtually all of the witnesses perceived the event with the assistance of psychedelic drugs. A few things are clear: that Yo Mo Dobro Jo was borne...
Perhaps the most dangerous provisions of the bill are the clauses that are directed at reversing the current trend of criminal sentencing. Besides making the death penalty mandatory for sabotage, espionage, treason and various categories of murder, the bill also provides for high maximum penalties, giving the judge greater discretion...