6 May
2001
6 May
'01
1:02 p.m.
Well, your life may be sacred, but it isn't any more sacred than mine, though I
wouldn't blame you for holding the same view. A few weeks after I moved into
the house in which I currently live, I was attacked on my back patio by a
stranger who shot me in the stomach. While I was not seriously injured, he was
at the wrong house, apparently, looking for someone who'd had a little too much
fun with his girlfriend. In order to prevent further injury, I was forced to
take my hatchet to him, which was pleasant for neither of us. I doubt he'd have
behaved in this way if I'd been armed as he was.
Of course, it wasn't the first time I was shot, and, in fact, not the first time
I was shot in the stomach, though I could have gone many years longer without
repeating the experience. Since then, I've always kept a six-shooter handy
around the house, not to mention a shotgun, though I have given up shooting
sports.
I've long held that everyone should be given one free kill, effective at the age
of majority. It would be wise to keep quiet about whether it's been used yet or
not, however. An armed society, my neighbor says, is a polite society. I agree
with him. Since we suffer mainly from overpopulation, the worst that could
happen is that the population is reduced.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Billy D'Augustine" <azog(a)azog.org>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: Seriously OT: Firearms (was RE: Interesting show on the Computer
Garage)
Thank you for the insult. I'm someone who believes
that life is sacred, and
I take it from your tone that you see life as a commodity to be wasted. One
day, I will stand before the Lord, and when He asks for an accounting of my
life, I can at least give Him an honest accounting in that regard. "Vengence
is mine" and all that. Extend yourself.
How does "clueless, irrational nitwit who has never once found their life
in
danger from violence" strike you? When
you've had your life placed in
danger,
have access to a firearm and choose not to use -- or threaten to use -- it
you're welcome to describe this as "inane". Until then you're working
in a vacuum. I was raised in the city and never thought once about owning
a firearm. It wasn't until I moved to rural California as was advised by
the sheriff's department of off-hours response times that I took an
interest --
and I'm glad I did.