Re: DS Alert (9-10)


Dann wrote:
> The brain droppings of peterson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx were posted in
> news:1126461513.295809.63220@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 11 Sep
> 2005:
>
> > Alexander D. Mitchell IV wrote:
> >> So the general consensus here seems to be that it's not the dogs, or
> >> the breeds, themselves that are dangerous, but the careless/malicious
> >> owners, that is the problem to be addressed.............
> >>
> >> Let me just walk that li'l ol' argument over to the gun-control
> >> crowd................................. "It's not the guns, or the
> >> assault rifles, that are dangerous.............."
> >
> > Sure. First, my dogs are licensed, and in order to get them licensed,
> > I have to keep their rabies vaccinations current, which means I have
> > to provide documentation they've been "properly maintained."
> >
>
> And how about government licensing and regulation of that computer you
> use to such great effect??
>
> I'm kidding.
>
> Seriously, were it not for the presence and support for fringe elements
> such as Sarah Brady and Chuckie Schumer, I think I could live with some
> modest regulation aimed at teaching safety and knowledge of the relevant
> laws.

Well, if John Hinkley had been better trained, Sarah Brady's husband
wouldn't have been shot and she might be sitting in front of the TV
eating Doritos. And, gosh, come to think of it, all sorts of other
things would be different, I guess. Put together an ad campaign based
on this and let's see who we can persuade to rally around!

Or maybe we could just eliminate all crime victims and their families
from the debate. Why let people speak who are obviously not neutral?

As for Schumer, you not only got his name wrong but (as one of his
constituents) I think you also misstate his place on the political
spectrum. Saying that either of our Senators is fringy and unpopular is
wishful thinking. I don't see either of their seats as vulnerable, nor
do I think either of them is any "fringier" than a good many right-wing
Senators.

Of course, in a land where the media follow the loudest empty wagons,
saying something often enough eventually makes it real.

> The historical examples of such schemes being used to ease the
> confiscation of guns by people liked by none of us and from people that
> most of us could identify with also stands in the way.
>
> And I'm a bit unreasonable on the subject.

No! D'ya think? ;-)

Mike Peterson
Glens Falls NY

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