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gburner · August 25, 2002, 01:40 PM

Agricola,

Questions......

What sort of general national referrendum demonstrated a public will against personal ownership of fire arms in Great Britian afer the slaughter in Dunblain? How was the question worded? Were both sides given equal access to the media for the purposes of debate, discussion and fairness? Was the media an honest broker in the debate, that is did they report without taking sides. What were the voting percentages for and against the issue and what percentage of the public who was eligible to vote failed to do so?

I'm interested if there is a 'tyranny of the minority' in this.

August 25, 2002, 01:40 PM	#190
gburner Senior Member Join Date: September 23, 2001 Location: at the intersection of naivete and cynicism Posts: 1,365	Agricola, Questions...... What sort of general national referrendum demonstrated a public will against personal ownership of fire arms in Great Britian afer the slaughter in Dunblain? How was the question worded? Were both sides given equal access to the media for the purposes of debate, discussion and fairness? Was the media an honest broker in the debate, that is did they report without taking sides. What were the voting percentages for and against the issue and what percentage of the public who was eligible to vote failed to do so? I'm interested if there is a 'tyranny of the minority' in this. __________________ 'You don't like guns? What other common household tools do you have an irrational loathing for?'