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To: William Puget who wrote (28)	4/22/1999 7:51:00 AM
From: Cage Rattler	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 368

Bill: Your comment concerning the gun fixation exemplifies the problem in a nut-shell. I defy you to follow your statement with a rational, non-emotional argument. Here in lies the problem with the press coverage -- don't you recognize the use of another tragic event to subtly advance several political agenda items? All conclusions concerning these issues, anti-gun sentiment being but one, are based upon false premises. Non sequiturs I believe. The statement made by some, to the effect that kids wearing black trench coats the day following the killings is unrelated to the underlying etiology, is intellectually insulting. That behavior not only reflects defective judgment but a despicable contempt for the standards of decency -- comparable perhaps to wearing a swastika to a holocaust memorial. Bottom line the etiology traces, not to kids that have too much responsibility, but to kids that have no responsibility for their anti-social behavior. I for one am damned sick of sympathetic explanations of criminals and their behavior. The American conditioning model is defunct and probably beyond repair.

To: William Puget who wrote (28)	4/22/1999 8:59:00 AM
From: paul t	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 368

WOW indeed! I just joined the NRA and last night took a hand gun safety class. The class was on loading, unloading, mal- functions, stance, cleaning and care. Then they had some cop come in for about an hour and talk to us about shooting people. The cop did talk about how to shoot someone but if you actually could shoot someone. I don't think any of the 30 of us in that class could shoot someone. What if you miss, what if you hit, what if you've mistaken the situation. If you don't know what the NRA is about you should should check them out, and take your son. You'll probably be disappointed to know that they don't teach how to build pipe bombs. But they could teach your son how to react when one of his friends eventually shows him a gun. Is it loaded, can I disarm the gun, what's this do...