[at-l] RE: Off Topic-why? I don't know

[shane at theplacewithnoname.com (Shane)]

> That gun quote is old and goes way back in the gun
> community.  I think it may have originated in the
> South.

As a funny aside, I was in a LE training class in NM when the instructor
asked, "Does anybody here believe that 'guns don't kill people, but people
kill people'?  Anybody believe that?", and so I raised my hand.  He singled
me out and demanded, "What!?  Are you in the NRA or something!?"

I said, "No, sir; I'm from the South."  The entire room went, "Ooohhhhhh!"

> I still love guns and gun history, but I have
> modified my views somewhat.  Basically because some
> of the pro-gun views make no sense.  Who needs a
> fully automatic AK-47 to hunt deer or to target
> practice?

> So...  They'll get my book when they pry it from my
> cold dead hand.

Well, I used to think that way, but then I modified my views somewhat.
Basically because some of the free press and free speech views make no
sense.  I don't see why we need books on how to make bombs, for one.  For
that matter, I don't see why we need books about guns, certain sections of
history, and anything to do with sex.  Books that espouse ideologies like
communism, socialism, and anything un-American are also suspect.  I really
don't see the need for them at all.

It's good that your view about guns makes it easier for me to impose mine
about books upon you.  Thanks!

Freedom is not a middle of the road kind of thing...

Shane