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From: preece@uicsl.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: qubix!steven in Re: Re: Human Li - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 5-Oct-83 22:58:04 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct  5 22:58:04 1983
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uicsl!preece    Oct  5 08:40:00 1983

		.  John Wayne's portrayals are pure fiction.  A responsible
	gun owner doesn't shoot at anything until he is absolutely sure of
	what he's shooting at.  This applies to hunting (don't shoot your
	hunting partner), the target range (don't shoot at anything but your
	own target in your own sights), or an intruder in your home.
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Therefore the 'responsible gun owner' should be careful to avoid
confronting a housebreaker in any case, since the housebreaker already
knows that anything that moves is unfriendly. If he (or she) is the sort
of housebreaker worth shooting (an immediate threat to your safety, as
opposed to a simple burglar) there is nothing restraining an immediate
attack on you, while you must be sure that the target is in fact a baddy.
Your decision takes longer.

scott preece
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