Re: [Leica] Security, Guns, and Wimps

["John Petrush" <petrush@bellsouth.net>]

While I've read a few of his other stories, I looked up Heinlein's TUNNEL IN
THE SKY references on the web to get a quick idea what this particular
episode was about.  I was quite amused and thought I'd share this excerpt
from http://www.rhein-neckar.de/~mips/reviews/TunnelInTheSky.html

"Only slightly aged, Tunnel in the Sky is still likely to be a favorite with
the juvenile audience it was written for. From an adult viewpoint it is a
pleasant little novel, although it smacks of oversimplification of the
problems involved in our heroes' predicament."

John P
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My Grandfather taught me to live by two rules.  Rule #1:  Don't tell folks
everything you know.

Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> editorialized:


>I am a bit annoyed at the recent trend on the LUG on guns -- this has come
>up, again and again, here and everywhere.
>
>Folks, the only person who can guarantee your own security is you.  The
>only person who can be responsible for your gear is you.  No one else can
>do this for you, and those who look to societal solutions, such as those
>who advocate, "let the police take care of it", really haven't a clue as to
>what is going on.
>
>I will not carry a gun on my person, and I am often in dangerous locales.
>But, then, I am willing to assume the risk and know full well what I face
>-- after all, I grew up in a big city, and, as a lad, wandered around with
>folks who would blow your brains out as well as give you the best of the
>day.
>
>It is a crazy universe.  If you feel better with a firearm, so be it, and I
>will not gain-say you, as the choice is yours.  If you condemn those who
>bear arms, well, then, so be it, and you are clueless in a harsh universe.
>
>All of you guys should read Heinlein's TUNNEL IN THE SKY before commenting
>on the issue.
>
>Marc