Fred,
Out of curiosity, what's your age and military background?
Herb
busyrider@springmail.com wrote:
> Don't insult my intelligence.
>
> An innocent resident of Florida died last month at the hands of an irate
>father who was "pissed off" that the person he thought he was gunning down had
>wronged his daughter.
>
> The only problem was that this responsible registered gun owner not only was
>breaking the law by his vigilante action, but targeted the wrong person.
>
> But we have laws that will deal with this.
>
> Hurrah!
>
> Only problem is that an innocent person is dead.
>
> That's permanent. Laws or no laws. But his young wife can raise the young
>children.
>
> Support the NRA!
>
> Criminals will get guns regardless of gun control.
>
> Youse guys are like Fred Rogers:
> Can you spell Bullshit?
> I can.
> B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T. Bullshit.
>
> I'm not worried about drug dealing low-lifes that populate the sewers, I'm
>worried about you responsible gun-owning gun-toting taxpayers with holsters
>that think bullets solve problems and whose kids are smarter than you when it
>comes to shielding their activities from your approving and only occassional
>glances.
>
> Bottom Line, if your lobby was really truthful you would support the sale and
>ownership and any non-sporting weapons.
>
> Fred Criswell
>
> On Fri, 27 Oct 2000 21:52:00 -0700 Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
>wrote:
>
> Fred,
> The NRA does NOT promote automatic weapons for sporting purposes and
>never has. Handguns of larger calibers are used for hunting very effectively
>when configured and scoped properly. Handgun hunting presents its own set of
>challenges and actually gives the game
> more of a sporting chance. I will not even address the ignorant comment
>about high school students. It doesn't deserve an intellegent response. Your
>fear of guns has been fed by the anti-gun lobby propaganda to show the NRA in
>a less than responsible light. The NRA
> trains Police officers every year in classes that will probably save their
>lives. They also also promote gun safety and they NEVER promote gun use by
>children. They in fact have a program that is taught in many schools in the
>United States called the Eddie Eagle
> Program. This program teaches children when they see a gun, not to touch it,
>go get get an adult. An adult would not be afraid of a gun. Maybe if you see
>a gun, you should not touch it, go get a responsible adult.
> Mike MacLean-60 Sprite-22 year Military Veteran-Hunter-Target Shooter-Gun
>Collector and Lifetime NRA member.
> busyrider@springmail.com wrote:
>
> > Possibly, but this has also been used by the pro-gun lobby as part of
>their propaganda campaign to aid in their casuse to convince others that
>automatic weapons and handguns are needed for sporting purposes, and also by
>high school students for use between classes.
> >
> > Fred Criswell
> >
> > On Fri, 27 Oct 2000 18:30:45 -0700 Brad Pace <britclas@WorldShare.net>
>wrote:
> >
> > My thinking is it was Nazi Germany.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "WFO Herb" <froggi@cdsnet.net>
> > To: "Spridgeteers" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 10:24 AM
> > Subject: Quote
> >
> > Know who said this?
> >
> > "This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized
> > nation has full gun control registration. Our streets will be safer,
> > our
> > police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the
> > future!"
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