Re: Leica list, not gun list

[Stark <astark@suffolk.lib.ny.us>]

Mr. Brick:  	I really don't feel that Mr. White  had any intention
of putting down firarmes owners, 
bmw owners and the like let's hope this does not start a thread, also
would you have about 50 pounds of Leica/Linof equipmnt for sale????
I buy by the pound. That said , now I will totter off to bed. Tony

On Sat, 8 Mar 1997, Jim Brick wrote:

> At 11:51 AM 3/8/97 +0000, you wrote:
> >
> >May I have your attention please. 
> >
> >...you may argue endlessly the merits of various devices for 
> >making people more porous, animals less ambulatory, 
> >buildings go boom, and other assorted implements of mass destruction. 
> >
> >Thank you very much.
> >
> >Peter Jon White
> >
> >
> I agree that this is a LEICA list and should be kept just that! But I have
> to answer what appears to be a really ignorant statement.
> 
> There are as many (I'm sure more) people who love, cherish, talk about,
> use, etc. firearms in exactly the same way we love, cherish, talk about,
> and use Leicas. You cannot have a "My passion is better than yours"
> attitude. If you do, you just do not understand what it is all about!
> 
> Your immediate disparagement of the firearm by blurting out "making people
> more porous, animals less ambulatory, 
> buildings go boom, and other assorted implements of mass destruction" tells
> me that YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. It's about passion.
> It's about understanding. It's about giving and receiving (sharing). It
> makes absolutely no difference what the implement is. Camera, Automobile,
> Firearm, Fine Pen, Clock, whatever!
> 
> Your single minded idea that the use of firearms causes damage is no
> different than the notion "all camera are used in paparazzi(sp) attacks,
> all automobile owners drive recklessly and kill other people, all Fine Pen
> owners write death threats." Absolutely preposterous. For your information,
> the automobile is the single most deadly apparatus that we, humans, own and
> use. And what about drugs? Firearms are WAY DOWN ON THE LIST of "stuff that
> is used to cause death and destruction."
> 
> I happen to have a deep passion for Cameras (Leica and Linhof), Automobiles
> (BMW), Pens (Montblanc), Firearms (Winchester, Browning, S&W, and Colt.) I
> own 18 firearms. I'm 59 now, my first shot was fired at 18 months. I am a
> vegetarian and do not shoot animals or people. Threaten my family and I'll
> make an exception. Ever hear of target shooting? One of the largest
> "passions" in America. I own tons of Leica-R and Linhof 4x5 equipment. I
> own five BMW's. And I own a gaggle of Montblanc pens. I must be really
> really mean!
> 
> And you must really lead a dull life!
> 
> Get some passion. Get some understanding. Trip the shutter. Squeeze the
> trigger. Open your eyes. Open your mind. Open your heart.
> 
> Jim
>