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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: combjelly who wrote (352736)9/28/2007 4:46:29 PM
From: d[-_-]b  Read Replies (2) of 1575352
 
However, self-protection is the the universal argument for their use. This is an interesting twist on the subject.


Target shooting - riding horses in Alaska (and other places) during high bear activity - not to mention handgun hunting - a very popular sport now days. My uncle always carries a .45 in bear country when blackberry picking - lots of bears around at that time. Handguns are used everyday for defensive purposes and everyday for illegal - but the defensive uses far out number the illegal. But a tragedy avoided is just not news, except in rare circumstances.
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