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The Gunboards at http://www.britishseek.com wrote:

> Isnt this a Good Letter?
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> Isnt this a Good Letter?
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> US guns taking Jamaican lives
> published: Tuesday | July 18, 2006
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> THE EDITOR, Sir:
>
> THERE IS no doubt that the typical American doctrine that "guns don't
> kill people, people kill people" has led to the proliferation of
> firearms; and there is no doubt that the proliferation of firearms has
> led to a significant increase in civilian violence throughout the
> world.
>
> It has been documented that gun violence accounts for the staggering
> death toll of approximately 1,000 people throughout the world every
> day, while about 3,000 are left wounded.
>
> One would have thought that this staggering incidence of gun-related
> violence would have been a wake-up call for all gun lobbyists, gun
> manufacturers, and governments in industrialised countries.
>
> But instead of trying to curtail the worldwide spread of guns, the U.S.
> Government, along with its gun manufacturers, and the National Rifle
> Association in America, are defiantly opposed to any form of arms
> control.
>
> In view of this powerful opposition, the United Nations (U.N.) is
> fighting a losing battle in its efforts to stem the flow of handguns
> throughout the world. On July 7, the U.N. conference to restrict the
> illegal gun trade ended in total failure. This failure was mainly
> attributed to the defiance of the U.S. It is to be noted that the U.S.
> vehemently opposed any further U.N. discussion on the matter of gun
> control.
>
> Due to the proliferation of handguns and the absence of controls in the
> U.S., thousands of illegal firearms are finding their way into the
> island of Jamaica. This trafficking of lethal weapons from the U.S. is
> taking a heavy death toll on many Jamaicans, especially in the island's
> capital, Kingston.
>
> I am, etc.,
>
> RUPERT JOHNSON
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> r.b.johnson@sympatico.ca
>
> Toronto, Ontario
>
> Canada

Its a bad letter probably influenced by ganja.
The Americans didn't create a Jamaican society that places such little
value on life or death. And aren't Jamaican gun controls very strict.