Re: CHARLTON HESTON IS DEAD

Some humour here...



-JIMI (the Voodoo Child)

Damn, he was a total GILF.

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1. Lots of break-ins are committed by multiple, large, irrational, drugged-out, armed, violent thugs. They may be there to rape, murder, kidnap, and torture you or others. You should be a man and defend yourself and others.

Are you seriously suggesting keeping easily accessible, loaded firearms all over the house for some movie-like emergency? And then escalate an otherwise bothersome confrontation into a western-style ol'fashioned shootout in my living room against multiple armed thugs while the kids and wifie watch? Being a man means having some grasp of reality, for the benefit and safety of their family. Even if I started keeping a hatchet beside the front door for "protection", I think my wife and friends would have me committed for paranoid schizophrenia. I know for a fact I wouldn't be allowed to watch any more action movies!

And yes I do watch the local news. Last year we did have one random act of violence. A kid was witnessed throwing a rock at a duck, injuring it badly. With emergency medical attention, the duck turned out OK, and the kid apparently apologized. But I refuse to force myself and my family to live in some constant paranoia about random low-probability hazards because of news items like this. Otherwise I wouldn't let them or myself drive, since the chances of injury or death due to traffic accident here are infinitely more probable than fighting off armed thugs at home.

Now if I were living in some post-apocalyptic violent movie-world where my neighbors were dropping like flies from armed thugs, I'd be a man and move my family to a better environment.

Besides, in Canada we gun owners have a moral code: "If you shoot it, you gotta eat it". And I bet thugs aren't very tasty.

"All I know is I finally get to kill someone!"

Simon: "I refuse to support any organization, that GLORIFIES a weapon for a PHALLIC symbol. How 'bout you, Ryan?"

Ryan: "Huh, wha? Nevermind that... Tighter. CHOKE TIGHTER!"



[Post edited by xplaytendo on Apr 8, 2008]

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Are you seriously suggesting

No. But you mis-represent everything -again- to make your argument.

I am not suggesting escalating something slightly bothersome into WW III.
Instead, go hide and call 911.
I suggest that having defense options makes you less paranoid.
Stashing guns all over the house? Who said that?
There are simple ways to make one's gun(s) in the house inert to all but the owner,
but still available quickly.

A gun is like a fire extinguisher.
Most should have one, but hope to never need one.

Last picture...
Brave, dumb, or remote photographer?

CHARLTON HESTON IS DEAD, should be made into a movie. Hell,I would pay to see it. This is a "classic "post and I have enjoyed reading it the past few days. The man himself would be proud that we are using our American right to say whatever we want to say. I "thank" all who took part. I learned alot.

-jade.

Who the heck is Charlton Heston?

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A gun is like a fire extinguisher.
Most should have one, but hope to never need one.

"If there's one thing this last week has taught me, it's better to have a gun and not need it, than to need a gun and not have it."
--- Clarence Worley


[Post edited by xplaytendo on Apr 9, 2008]