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Most handguns are owned for defensive reasons , and many people get guns in response to high or rising crime rates . Moreover , after an initial period of time , members are asked for a commitment to the group and no new members are admitted . To make sure that resources for mine clearance are prioritized for allocation to areas where the impact of landmines is greatest and the need for clearance most urgent , surveys to assess landmine impact are a necessity . It turns out that the rate at which handguns are ( illegally ) owned for defense in New York City is more than double the rate of defensive ownership in the states where it is legal . Australia has sided with the United States and refused to endorse the 1997 Kyoto pact which sets targets for industrialised nations to cut their emissions of heat-trapping gases blamed for rising global temperatures . While Rio and Kyoto were about reducing the emissions blamed for causing climate change , more emphasis was now needed on ensuring countries can manage the consequences , for example , by protecting themselves from sea level rises , Kelly said . But if they were asked for the testimony of poetry and of history , they had it , they said , in greater abundance and authenticity . They criticized the United States and Australia on Thursday for not signing the Kyoto deal , which aims at cutting production of greenhouse gases blamed for warming the atmosphere . As a regular net-watcher , I saw that several people had ( over the years ) asked for a public domain version of enscript . The leaders of six small , low-lying Pacific island states expressed profound disappointment on Thursday over the U.S. decision not to sign the 1997 Kyoto Treaty which sets targets for greenhouse gas emissions , blamed for global warming , which melts polar ice caps and so raises sea levels . Signing up to Kyoto - - the 1997 treaty designed to cut emissions of the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming - - would oblige Canada to cut its emissions by 6 percent from 1990 levels , by 2010 . All the information is entered into a database , from where it can be manipulated to provide hard copy finding aids organised for specific management tasks , or accessed directly on-line . Some have asked for a memorandum from me to the financial aid office listing a breakdown of expenses for the course .