6 May
2001
6 May
'01
7:33 a.m.
This is inane. A gun has a single purpose for existance - and that is to
take away the life of someone or something. One doesn't hammer a nail with a
gun, nor does one rake leaves with a gun. What purpose of an AK-47? One
doesn't go deer hunting with a 9mm. I have several examples of large calibre
shells - one is a 50mm and the other is in the 20mm range. What purpose of
these? One shoots ballistic projectiles at living beings with a gun, in the
hopes of terminating, or seriously damaging, the target. Call me what you
will.
How can anyone be so naieve as to think that nearly anything else
besides a gun can't be used as a lethal weapon?
What's next? A ban on water, computer monitors, screwdrivers, garden
shears, pillows, rocks, power cords, knives, pencils, glass jars,
assorted cooking utensils, potatos, various herbs and other plants,
tree branches, heavy books, a box of greenbar paper, monkey wrench,
darts and test-equipment probes for a start?
...and let's not forget a ban on using parts of the human body as
weapons; what you you propose to do about that, require that everyone
wear a straightjacket? ...while gagged as well so as not to commit the
crime of saying anything politically incoredt?