Bruce in West Oz
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I assume you're all aware of this article from TIME magazine, but I haven't seen any post on it.
It's the 9 August issue:
http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/articles/0,3266,28831,00.html
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>THE ATLANTA MASSACRE
AUGUST 9, 1999 VOL. 154 NO. 6
Get Rid of the Damned Things
BY ROGER ROSENBLATT
IN MEMORIAM: Amid tears for the dead in the Barton rampage, reminders last week that it was the third set of shootings in Atlanta. As terrible as last week's shooting in Atlanta was, as terrible as all the gun killings of the past few months have been, one has the almost satisfying feeling that the country is going through the literal death throes of a barbaric era and that mercifully soon, one of these monstrous episodes will be the last. High time. My guess, in fact, is that the hour has come and gone--that the great majority of Americans are saying they favor gun control when they really mean gun banishment. Trigger locks, waiting periods, purchase limitations, which may seem important corrections at the moment, will soon be seen as mere tinkering with a machine that is as good as obsolete. Marshall McLuhan said that by the time one notices a cultural phenomenon, it has already happened. I think the country has long been ready to restrict the use of guns, except for hunting rifles and shotguns, and now I think we're prepared to get rid of the damned things entirely--the handguns, the semis and the automatics.[/quote]
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It must be true -- I read it in TIME. And if ever you needed proof of the media manufacturing public opinion, this is it.
BTW, a number of like-minded Australian gunowners are already in the process of making their thoughts on this matter very clear to TIME magazine
B
Damn! I just realised this is in the wrong forum. Forgive me. But perhaps it is a political issue .........
[This message has been edited by Bruce in West Oz (edited August 06, 1999).]
It's the 9 August issue:
http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/articles/0,3266,28831,00.html
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>THE ATLANTA MASSACRE
AUGUST 9, 1999 VOL. 154 NO. 6
Get Rid of the Damned Things
BY ROGER ROSENBLATT
IN MEMORIAM: Amid tears for the dead in the Barton rampage, reminders last week that it was the third set of shootings in Atlanta. As terrible as last week's shooting in Atlanta was, as terrible as all the gun killings of the past few months have been, one has the almost satisfying feeling that the country is going through the literal death throes of a barbaric era and that mercifully soon, one of these monstrous episodes will be the last. High time. My guess, in fact, is that the hour has come and gone--that the great majority of Americans are saying they favor gun control when they really mean gun banishment. Trigger locks, waiting periods, purchase limitations, which may seem important corrections at the moment, will soon be seen as mere tinkering with a machine that is as good as obsolete. Marshall McLuhan said that by the time one notices a cultural phenomenon, it has already happened. I think the country has long been ready to restrict the use of guns, except for hunting rifles and shotguns, and now I think we're prepared to get rid of the damned things entirely--the handguns, the semis and the automatics.[/quote]
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It must be true -- I read it in TIME. And if ever you needed proof of the media manufacturing public opinion, this is it.
BTW, a number of like-minded Australian gunowners are already in the process of making their thoughts on this matter very clear to TIME magazine
B
Damn! I just realised this is in the wrong forum. Forgive me. But perhaps it is a political issue .........
[This message has been edited by Bruce in West Oz (edited August 06, 1999).]