🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: tx.general
Article #3492

Re: gun control (what a surprise!)

#3492
From: Griff Miller
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 1994 18:05
24 lines
2054 bytes
In article <381enk$fn1@utdallas.edu> jspence@utdallas.edu writes:
>I believe that much of the social change that hase occured the the last 
>150 years was not based on empirical studies, but on emotions and the 
>plight of men, women, and children. I wish to control hand guns and 
>automatic weapons, not because they kill, but because I see no need for 
>the ordinary citizen to possess them.

I see no need for people to drink alcohol. Honestly. I think it's one of
the dumbest things that people do. Except smoking  - that's dumber. I
think we should ban them both. What do you think?   >:-|

>For protection in the house, I'd prefer a shotgun 
>loaded with rock salt. Only rarely will the blast kill someone. The roar 
>and the visable presents will frighten most intruders. And salt in the 
>open wound will leave memories.

I wasn't aware that criminals used rock salt, too.
--
Griff.Miller@wg.waii.com  -  Resident Programmer  -  Western Geophysical

		*** My opinions are mine, not Western's. ***

"A man's own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the Lord."
(Proverbs 19:3)
Technical Details
Message-ID: <38gt13$i10@airgun.wg.waii.com>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!bga.com!cs.utexas.edu!news.uh.edu!swrinde!news.dell.com!tadpole.com!uunet!airgun.wg.waii.com!hmsp04.wg.waii.com!miller
References: <37v69t$jlt@zeus.fasttax.com> <MCINTOSH.94Oct18131315@athene.rice.edu> <381enk$fn1@utdallas.edu>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: 104ad1,faf138bd852a6ce6
X-Google-Attributes: gid104ad1,public
X-Google-Thread: 103916,f712f68171682c70
X-Google-Attributes: gid103916,public
X-Google-Thread: 10b82c,f712f68171682c70
X-Google-Attributes: gid10b82c,public
X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-10-24 11:15:23 PST
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!bga.com!cs.utexas.edu!news.uh.edu!swrinde!news.dell.com!tadpole.com!uunet!airgun.wg.waii.com!hmsp04.wg.waii.com!miller
From: miller@hmsp04.wg.waii.com (Griff Miller)
Newsgroups: tx.general,austin.general,dfw.general
Subject: Re: gun control (what a surprise!)
Date: 24 Oct 1994 18:05:23 GMT
Organization: Western Geo. - Div of Western Atlas Intn'l Inc., Houston, TX
Lines: 24
Distribution: tx
Message-ID: <38gt13$i10@airgun.wg.waii.com>
References: <37v69t$jlt@zeus.fasttax.com> <MCINTOSH.94Oct18131315@athene.rice.edu> <381enk$fn1@utdallas.edu>
NNTP-Posting-Host: hmsp04.wg.waii.com