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Politics : The 2nd Amendment-- The Facts........ -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Turboe who wrote (98)	6/29/1998 11:45:00 AM
From: freeus	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10167

re education and training Yes, my precious grandson, at 3, came back from preschool one day telling me guns were bad! I said "What?????" His teacher was teaching them that!!!! I explained that guns were good and showed how if someone were trying to steal him I could take out my gun and the person would put him down quick and leave. (Ok maybe it wouldnt be that easy but he's only 3). At our range, children of five and over are taught to shoot, if they are responsible. Its the best thing. A child who knows about guns will not point one at anyone unless its the time to do it, if you get my drift. Freeus

To: Turboe who wrote (98)	6/29/1998 12:12:00 PM
From: Yellow Jacket	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10167

Don't make me chase you around. What's up w/ ROTI?

To: Turboe who wrote (98)	6/29/1998 8:33:00 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10167

Education and training are definitely the key. By the age of 12 I was running through 500 rounds a week of .22 at a neighborhood range; later shot in competitions in college, etc. If every American had that training I'd mind not a bit if they were armed to the teeth. But some of the clowns I see with guns scare me, not because I'm worried about getting shot but because these are the people who give the anti-gun movement credibility. I know the kids broke into the cabinet. As I said before, parents have the responsibility not only to secure their firearms, but to know their kids. I have kids, and I can't believe any kid could get to that point without showing signs that a parent would pick up and respond to. Gives some idea of what went wrong. Don't want to turn this into an ideological debate, but Extremism in the defense of liberty? The guy who popped that bomb in OK City probably thought he was defending his liberties. The black panthers certainly believed it. If an armed citizenry is the final check on government abuse, who decides when the threshold of abuse has been passed? Is it ok for people who feel that the cops harass them to start sniping at the cops? At what level of taxation does it become ok to open up on the local IRS office (we've all thought about it, but we don't do it). Government can suck. No government can suck too. I work in a freeport zone in a developing country where central government control is pretty shaky. The new president decided to replace the manager of the freeport zone. The old manager objected, and has rallied several thousand unarmed and a few hundred armed supporters to barricade the gates. Several hundred police and soldiers are outside, waiting to escort the new guy in tomorrow. Meanwhile my staff has deserted, production schedules are shot, deadlines are history. If I'm off thread for a while, it's because the army is shooting it out with some guy who thinks he owns the place - in my office parking lot. Sometimes a little government can be a good thing. No shit, this happens as I write. Probably why I'm stressed out and spouting off about things I usually don't bother with. Steve