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Criminals have many weapons at their disposal

Say President Obama’s gun control works. Criminal behavior will not change, however.

A store owner was stabbed in Fresno the other night, and others have been beaten. If I were a victim, and death over a fistful of dollars was imminent, would it be better to be shot and done with, or stabbed and beaten until I bled to death?

Correction to this situation is not with controlling the weapon, but by removing the animal.

Bill Hoffrage, Madera

This story was originally published January 13, 2016 at 5:33 AM with the headline "Criminals have many weapons at their disposal."

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