(GA) Compromise on guns a long shot (Barf Alert)
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by MattC58:
But which state? I'm in Georgia, and I don't think you'd even get 50% of the people interested.
Didn't we discuss at some point all moving to a state and doing just this? Which state would it be?
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I'm interested.
Which state? How about Tennessee. Too damn hot and dry in Georgia lately.
Joe/Ga
But which state? I'm in Georgia, and I don't think you'd even get 50% of the people interested.
Didn't we discuss at some point all moving to a state and doing just this? Which state would it be?
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I'm interested.
Which state? How about Tennessee. Too damn hot and dry in Georgia lately.
Joe/Ga
This whole thing would be funny if the writer were not sincere. I mean really, dosen't his article read like some 1930's spoof of the South? I guess among the liberal elite South Bashing is still aceptable.
The sad thing is, I'm afraid there's a lot of people out there who think just like him; they can't get past the pollitically correct image of gun ownership. I've never liked the word, but this man sounds like the truest manifestation of a "sheeple".
The sad thing is, I'm afraid there's a lot of people out there who think just like him; they can't get past the pollitically correct image of gun ownership. I've never liked the word, but this man sounds like the truest manifestation of a "sheeple".
Danger Dave, I must ask forgiveness - I stole your line.
Sent to letters@harpers.org:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>To whom it may concern:
Please forward to Mr. MacArthur.
Dear Mr. MacArthur:
Just because you "feel" unsafe in the vicinity of a rural Southern gun show (as compared to the streets of NYC), does not mean it is so. In fact, I am quite confident that crime rates in the rural South, compared to NYC, would be much lower, not despite the presence of gun-toting citizens, but because of them. Criminals especially hate the uncertainty that a potential victim might actually be carrying, concealed, one of your hated handguns. I suggest you consult with a crime statistician who writes peer-reviewed papers and uses open research sources, such as John Lott. "Feelings" are often inaccurate.
And we Southern "primitive Bible-thumpers" (your words) just love it when people from big cities up North where women are molested in broad daylight in the middle of a crowded park tell us what's wrong with our culture. That's our favorite thing in the whole world.
Your article reeks of the kind of typical Liberal/Statist self-imagined superiority to the great unwashed masses that is the source of so many Governmentally-imposed problems masquerading as "solutions" to problems. You assume you have all the answers with your superior "culture". You do not.
To close, I remind you that the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution merely recognizes a Natural Right which government cannot strip from the People, despite the fervent wishes of Statists everywhere. It cannot be repealed. After a prefacing subordinate clause, the 2nd states "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed". Just what part of that are you having difficulty understanding? Your proposal (and pretty much every gun law currently on the books) certainly is an infringement.
Sincerely,
James J. Riticher[/quote]
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Sent to letters@harpers.org:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>To whom it may concern:
Please forward to Mr. MacArthur.
Dear Mr. MacArthur:
Just because you "feel" unsafe in the vicinity of a rural Southern gun show (as compared to the streets of NYC), does not mean it is so. In fact, I am quite confident that crime rates in the rural South, compared to NYC, would be much lower, not despite the presence of gun-toting citizens, but because of them. Criminals especially hate the uncertainty that a potential victim might actually be carrying, concealed, one of your hated handguns. I suggest you consult with a crime statistician who writes peer-reviewed papers and uses open research sources, such as John Lott. "Feelings" are often inaccurate.
And we Southern "primitive Bible-thumpers" (your words) just love it when people from big cities up North where women are molested in broad daylight in the middle of a crowded park tell us what's wrong with our culture. That's our favorite thing in the whole world.
Your article reeks of the kind of typical Liberal/Statist self-imagined superiority to the great unwashed masses that is the source of so many Governmentally-imposed problems masquerading as "solutions" to problems. You assume you have all the answers with your superior "culture". You do not.
To close, I remind you that the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution merely recognizes a Natural Right which government cannot strip from the People, despite the fervent wishes of Statists everywhere. It cannot be repealed. After a prefacing subordinate clause, the 2nd states "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed". Just what part of that are you having difficulty understanding? Your proposal (and pretty much every gun law currently on the books) certainly is an infringement.
Sincerely,
James J. Riticher[/quote]
[This message has been edited by JimR (edited July 10, 2000).]
Jeff Thomas
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Wow ... what a pompous bigot. Rarely are they so obvious. Substitute 'black', 'hispanic' or 'Jew' in much of this, to get the real flavor of this fellow. It's like listening to Archie Bunker, with culture and vocabulary. 
And, his trade? A fool's bargain, as we all know. It's the same old trick ... we just need a few more 'reasonable gun laws' ... no one wants to take your gun(s) away ...
If you still fall for this old saw (also known as cr*p), see www.sksbuyback.org .
Regards from AZ
And, his trade? A fool's bargain, as we all know. It's the same old trick ... we just need a few more 'reasonable gun laws' ... no one wants to take your gun(s) away ...
If you still fall for this old saw (also known as cr*p), see www.sksbuyback.org .
Regards from AZ
Yow!
The man just visited my old home country -- I grew up one town over in Johnson City! Like him or not, it's good to read that Kingsport still scares away elitest Northerners.
One thing though -- is it just me, or does a pall of stupid/rude/elitest/andsoforth seem to settle whenever the population density goes over a certain level?
The man just visited my old home country -- I grew up one town over in Johnson City! Like him or not, it's good to read that Kingsport still scares away elitest Northerners.
One thing though -- is it just me, or does a pall of stupid/rude/elitest/andsoforth seem to settle whenever the population density goes over a certain level?
Macarther is your quintessential airheaded Marxist Socialist bliss ninny. He obviously considers himslef to be a Member of the King's Court, who had to venture out of the castle into the dirty village to laugh at the serfs. These arrogant dunces never change.
I've had to spend a fair amount of time in New York, over the years, and have had far more worries there (including a couple of very dicey encounters in the subway), than during my many trips "down South."
He'll never allow the facts to cloud the issue. J.B.
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I've had to spend a fair amount of time in New York, over the years, and have had far more worries there (including a couple of very dicey encounters in the subway), than during my many trips "down South."
He'll never allow the facts to cloud the issue. J.B.
[This message has been edited by Jay Baker (edited July 11, 2000).]
Danger Dave
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JimR, glad you could find a use for one of my rantings.
I've got nothing against Yankees - heck, I'm marrying one - I just hate the "I watched Dukes of Hazzard once so I know all about Southern culture" attitude. There is still a lot of anti-southern sentiments out there, it seems.
Besides, if things are so much better up there, Delta is ready when you are*. If'n ya don't like it down here, stay home.
Has anybody ever heard of a Southerner retiring to New York???
* I give credit to the late Lewis Grizzard for this one.
I've got nothing against Yankees - heck, I'm marrying one - I just hate the "I watched Dukes of Hazzard once so I know all about Southern culture" attitude. There is still a lot of anti-southern sentiments out there, it seems.
Besides, if things are so much better up there, Delta is ready when you are*. If'n ya don't like it down here, stay home.
Has anybody ever heard of a Southerner retiring to New York???
* I give credit to the late Lewis Grizzard for this one.