Re: Stray knife hits NY woman in 5th floor apartment?

rchk245734@xxxxxxxxx wrote in
news:1135972151.643363.64310@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> Bama Brian wrote:
>
>> > It's quite reasonable that tight controls be mandated with so many
>> > careless "law abiding" people in the general population.
>>
>> Queens is a New York City borough. It takes a literal act of god to
>> get a gun permit in NYC if you're not a rock star, politician, or
>> other wealthy political contributor. IOW, NYC's Sullivan Act is one
>> of the toughest gun control laws in the country.
>
> That just proves that permits don't control "law abiding" idiots any
> more than criminal idiots. It may seem to support anti-regulation
> arguments but it also shows that "law abiding citizen" doesn't mean
> much, and that's the standard excuse for people to buy the most
> sinister high-capacity weapons.

What the hell is a "sinister high-capacity weapon"? I have an idea what
you mean but to get on the same page, I need to hear it from you.

> The transition period between legal and illegal can be as quick as a
> bullet's flight. Sooner or later someone will do something nasty with
> a Barrett and he will be found to have a large, legal collection. Kind
> of like David Koresh, the Texas hero.

Whose hero is Koresh? Not most gunowners.

>> So how did Mr. Private get the gun? Army personnel are NOT allowed
>> to bring duty firearms home with them.
>
> I think he's in trouble for that, too.

As he probably should be......

>> > Some of them
>> > are reading this newsgroup, panting over a collection they've just
>> > polished, waiting for that day of glory when they can actually
>> > shoot someone and call it self-defense. That's the big draw in a
>> > nutshell, don't deny it. The rush would be tremendous, though the
>> > aftermath wouldn't be what you expect.
>>
>> Utter bull*** from someone who projects their own fantasies onto the
>> general population.
>
> Only you know if that's true or not in your case.

Yep. Which means it is neither your bit or the government's bit to
control. I have carried a gun on and off for fifty years and have yet
to shoot someone who didn't need to be shot.

> There is usually some
> power trip associated with eager gun ownership that goes beyond
> self-defense. Do you feel weaker or stronger with a gun in hand?

Neither. I do feel that by carrying a gun I have one more option than
those who don't carry have under the same conditions. Do you feel
differently?

> Take
> it from there to all different levels. Owners don't like to admit it
> because it's best to appear humble for political reasons.

Most of us are rather humble.

> You are
> living a dream if you haven't read stories about gun "enthusiasts"
> shattering their peaceful veneer one fine day. Man is not a benign
> animal.
>
>> > -Uncommon Sense-
>>
>> Uncommon sense is indeed uncommon; there ain't no sense here at all.
>
> Not even a speck of sense? You know that's not true. You know that
> "criminals" don't do all the killing by a long shot.

The majority of homicides are committed by those with rather long rap
sheets. You are correct in that it is not all of them.



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Hmmm, I believe I should have another beer.


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