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Re: [OM] OMs and "Point and Shooters"

Subject: Re: [OM] OMs and "Point and Shooters"
From: Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 19:59:53 -0700
if you believe in gun control, then you should back
up your convictions by putting the following sign in your yard:

                  THIS HOME IS A GUN-FREE ZONE

But I have a B-B pistol that I use for scaring squirrels off my bird feeders. (Being a quiche-eater, I'm careful not to hurt them. I just want them to associate stinging pain with my feeders.)

So do I still qualify? If so, where can I get one? And what happens if they discover I have a B-B pistol?

...a right to keep and bear arms recognized (*not* granted; the Bill
of Rights does not grant rights, it recognizes rights that aleady exist, and
that no government can legitimately infringe)...

How about a sign that says, "This head is a brain-free zone?"

There may be a good reason to have a gun, but it seems pretty silly to claim it is some intrinsic right "that no government can legitimately infringe." I don't even think a literal interpretation of The Bible would go that far, although such a reading has been interpreted to allow you own slaves.

It's pretty easy to adopt absolutist attitudes; it's much more difficult to figure out real-world solutions to problems like personal security that don't infringe on the rights of others.

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: Jan Steinman <mailto:Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: Bytesmiths <http://www.bytesmiths.com>

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