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Pastimes : John F. Kennedy, Jr. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Akula who wrote (270)	9/12/1999 10:34:00 PM
From: C Kahn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 440

Akula, I hope you don't mind if I interject. But since Charles' remark was made to me I think you'll understand. I had remarked that I am a responsible gun owner and some of my most civilized discussions have been on the gun threads. Hence, his reply. I would also like to say that members of my immediate family live in Japan, and we have had many conversations about the differences between American and Japanese culture. My limited understanding is that honor is very important in Japan. So much so that people believe that if they do something that is dishonorable, they may have a deformed child, or some other terrible fate will fall upon their descendents. (The sins of the father revisited). And because of this, the crime rate is very low. Unfortunatly, in the U.S.A., not everyone is so honorable. And self-defense is sometimes necessary. Honest citizens in many situations may have to use deadly force to protect their own life and that of their families. I am by no means a gung-ho cowboy. But if the life of my husband, children or myself were put in jeopardy, I would use my gun. I wouldn't care if they took all of my belongings. but I wouldn't hesitate to protect my family. Even then, I wouldn't try to kill the person, only disable them from harming anyone else. Both my husband and myself are sole business proprietors, and there are times when we may be alone with relatively large amounts of money on the premises. Other people are aware of this too. This is a fact of life for us. C Kahn