On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 09:52, Tom wrote: > On Sat, Nov 15, 2003 at 06:51:41PM +0800, csj wrote: > > On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:32:22 -0600, > > > > Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > > > > [1] For those (particularly non-US citizens) who don't > > > > > know, back in the mid-1990s, 2 white teenagers from a > > > > > affluent family walked into their High School armed with > > > > > rifles and pistols. They proceed- ed to blow away those > > > > > they didn't like, whatever the reason. > > > > > > > > I have heard a lot about some movie about guns in US called > > > > Bowling For Columbine. I haven't see it yet, but friend have > > > > told it's very good. Now I know where the name came from. > > > > > > You might be interested in the other side. I have owned guns > > > since I was 13 now 69. Havent shot anyone yet and no plans to > > > do so. 1 of 250e6 > > > > I have never owned a gun and I haven't shot anyone either. > > Cultural differences I guess. In most other countries, only war, > > crime and drug lords are allowed to own guns. It keeps the world > > a much simpler place, rather than having potentially 200M average > > Joes and Janes with the potential to do you in. > > The original purpose of the 2nd ammendment was something like: > "If you think the politicians you've got are assholes now just see what > they'd be like if the populace couldn't shoot them if they acted up." >
I see. I just *knew* there was some reason why Kennedy (plural?), Reagan, Wallace, Martin Luther King and a few others got shot. It was the constitution working as intended. ;) Too bad for John Lennon that someone mistook him for a politician, though. cr -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
