Seriously OT: Firearms (was RE: Interesting show on the Computer Garage)

From: Brian Chase <bdc_at_world.std.com>
Date: Sun May 6 21:43:36 2001

Well shit... We all must've taken a wrong term here on the ClassicCmp
bus. With all this talk about guns and religion, I feel like I must
be in Waco, Texas.

-brian.

On Sun, 6 May 2001, Billy D'Augustine wrote:

> 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.
>
>

--- Brian Chase | bdc_at_world.std.com | http://world.std.com/~bdc/ -----
      I have a WebTV Minus. It hooks up to my kazoo. -- K.
Received on Sun May 06 2001 - 21:43:36 BST

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.3.0 : Fri Oct 10 2014 - 23:34:07 BST