Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But Walt, irony builds up the blood. --- Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: > Now Harvey > > Wasn't there a discussion the other day about fat > America? The corporate > farmers feed the livestock hormones to make them > fat. America women eat > too much and they begin to resemble ??? Well, you > are what you eat but I > won't eat no damned gun nut!. > > H. Ball Arche wrote: > > >And then fed to the Vegans. > > > >--- Buzz Hausner <buzz.hausner@verizon.net> wrote: > > > > > > > >>Gun owners should be lined up against a wall and > >>shot. > >> > >> Buzz > >> > >> > >>On 10/19/06 7:38 PM, "Philip Forrest" > >><photo.forrest@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>I think that owning an assault rifle for home > >>> > >>> > >>defense is impractical, yes. > >> > >> > >>>However, if one believes in protecting oneself, > >>> > >>> > >>family and property, law > >> > >> > >>>enforcement doesn't do that for you. There is no > >>> > >>> > >>reason that a law abiding > >> > >> > >>>citizen cannot responsibly own and use a firearm > >>> > >>> > >>of any type (small arms > >> > >> > >>>here, not artillery pieces & the like.) I love > >>> > >>> > >>target shooting and though I > >> > >> > >>>don't know if it should be considered a "sport" > it > >>> > >>> > >>certainly requires great > >> > >> > >>>discipline and training to be able to > consistently > >>> > >>> > >>and accurately place > >> > >> > >>>shots on target. It's just a step below golf in > >>> > >>> > >>it's level of discipline > >> > >> > >>>and ability, but much the same when it comes to > >>> > >>> > >>the final goal. > >> > >> > >>>Fear is what drives irrational decisions. A gun > >>> > >>> > >>will not shoot itself, we > >> > >> > >>>all know this. The only way a firearm will do > >>> > >>> > >>what it's supposed to is if a > >> > >> > >>>person operating it makes it work. Fear is what > >>> > >>> > >>needs to be overcome by > >> > >> > >>>people who don't know anything about firearms. > >>> > >>> > >>They should be shown that a > >> > >> > >>>firearm is just a tool, the same way that a > torque > >>> > >>> > >>wrench is a tool. They > >> > >> > >>>have very specific purposes, but both are tools > >>> > >>> > >>nonetheless. > >> > >> > >>>I have no problem with people who don't like > guns, > >>> > >>> > >>but for rational reasons. > >> > >> > >>>Anti-gun folks need to come up with real and > >>> > >>> > >>equitable solutions to the > >> > >> > >>>problems they have that will WORK. There will > >>> > >>> > >>never be a United States > >> > >> > >>>where firearm ownership is not a right, so that > >>> > >>> > >>side of the gun argument > >> > >> > >>>needs to come up with a realistic solution to the > >>> > >>> > >>problems they have with > >> > >> > >>>firearms. The AWB proved that gun violence did > >>> > >>> > >>not decrease during the 10 > >> > >> > >>>years it was effective. 10 rounds in the > magazine > >>> > >>> > >>or 100 rounds, it doesn't > >> > >> > >>>matter. Assault weapons are used in so few > crimes > >>> > >>> > >>as to be a blip on the > >> > >> > >>>radar in comparison to the gun related crimes > >>> > >>> > >>committed with Raven .25's or > >> > >> > >>>other cheap guns. The average assault weapon > >>> > >>> > >>starts at about $600. Few if > >> > >> > >>>any criminals are going to be willing to put that > >>> > >>> > >>kind of money into a > >> > >> > >>>firearm when they could get a cheap pistol for > >>> > >>> > >>$30. > >> > >> > >>>The only way that crime with firearms is to be > >>> > >>> > >>quelled is by large scale > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com