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From: ec120bgt@sdcc3.UUCP (ANDREW VARE)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: The right to be a lethal danger
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Date: Fri, 31-May-85 22:07:46 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 31 22:07:46 1985
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In article <1157@ihuxe.UUCP>, chas@ihuxe.UUCP (Charles Lambert) writes:
> Yesterday, in St. John, Indiana, another lunatic with the "right to bear
> arms" ran amok with an automatic firearm, killing three people in or
> around a K-Mart store and critically injuring several more.
> 
> And still the gun-lobby postures and pontificates about the "freedom of
> the indivdual".
> 
> Your "freedom" to easily acquire a lethal-projectile weapon is placing
> the ability to kill with irresistible ease in the hands of anyone with a
> grudge.
> 
> Charles Lambert @ the Death Star, IL.

I agree completely. The recent incident at the San Ysidro MacDonalds
here serves as a case in point. A guy let loose several thousand
rounds into people left and right one afternoon, killing around
25-30 men, women, children and seniors. Guy was a vet, and never
really recovered from 'Nam. On the other hand, I have been hunting
with friends and relatives, in Wisconsin, and have been taught the
proper handling of firearms. I had great fun doing it as a kid, and
learned tremendous respect for the environment as a result. So, when
the wrong people get a hold of weapons, the right to bear arms
should be constitutionally suspended? On a selectively enforced
basis? Here, why dont you take away my right to speak freely, or
convene peacefully with large groups. Better yet, make me practice
whtever religion you want, without regard to personal choice.
atv