"Yes it can. I'll spell it out again. When there is some physical illness that kedps carrying off a regular proportion of the population, then we divert the best available medical brains to finding a cure. They haven't managed it for cancer yet, but they will. Most other former killers have now succumbed to the power of medical science. Not too many die of TB [the old dreaded 'consumption'] these days."

Well, when they develop a vaccine against stupidity and feelings of entitlement please be sure to let me know.

"That is a compelling argument for the carefully controlled keeping and use of hunting firearms by rural people who can distinuish between a cow, a deer and the next door neighbour. Tell me though Futwick, how many deer do you suppose are shot in city centres using automatic pistols or revolvers?"

When did I say that everybody should be armed against everybody else?

"Wrong example! His guns were licenced, so a ban would have prevented the Dunblane killings."

Wrong thing to say! I was pointing out that guns are here to stay, there can be no fully banning them and so massacres will happen and that they aren't confined to the US. By your logic, if we ban all cars there wouldn't be anymore drunken driving accidents. That would be true if we could ban all cars. If I'm wrong then why weren't guns banned in Scotland? Someone will ALWAYS have them.

"Christ, they SHOULD be - them and the "militia" and "patriot" nut case anti-government hate groups they support & vice versa. Better re-check the story of Tim McVeigh, et. al."

Fine, you go cower in the corner, little boy. Let us men do your fighting for you.