Night at the Oscars!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
First of all I must thank my fans - the 23 Safety Officers and Risk
Management Officers from several federal agencies, both major utilities
of San Antonio, and many private corporations who attended our presentation this morning.
I never thought they would welcome me and enjoy my presentation to
such a great extent. My simple 30 minute presentation was extended to
nearly an hour because of the excitement of my fans, their questions and
supporting comments.
I especially want to thank some of the many people who made my
presentation a success.
Present at the meeting was my Sponsor: The Executive Director of the
Greater San Antonio Safety Council(GSASC) which is the local chapter of
the National Safety Council(NSC).
I also must thank those wonderful people who were there in spirit - the
people who sent me the items which made the presentation so very
professional:
Mr. Michael Marks of SafetyOn Software who permitted me full use of his
fine product. And especially Mr. Rich Lucibella who actually sent me his
copy to use.
Mr. Jeff OTMG who let me borrow his small combination-lock gun safe. I
was able to show how a loaded handgun can be kept safely secured, yet
readily available for the protection of our loved ones.
Mr. Fal308 for sending his materials from the JPFO.
Mr. Little-e for his class material on Firearms Safety.
Mr. dZ for his information on firearms magazine locks.
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I also must thank all the TFL members for their comments and
suggestions on the earlier TFL thread.
ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS WERE USED - IN ONE MANNER OR ANOTHER!
Oh, I see I’m running short of time! If I've missed anyone I'm sorry but they say I must stop. Again, thank you, thank
you all so very much for your help.
(Sobbing with humility, exit stage Right - NEVER to the left!)
==========================================
Seriously, the presentation ran nearly double the alloted time! I tried
several times to stop the presentation but questions and comments
continued to fly and the the moderator kept telling me to continue to
answer questions.
I handed out about five pounds of brochures.
Several attendees said this was the most interesting and best-delivered
presentation ever held at their monthly meetings. It was your support
that made this possible. I thank you very, very much.
Oh yes, there were a couple people who tried to be troublemakers:
- One fellow tried to get off subject into gun control. I politely
interrupted him and reminded him that the subject for today had to be
restricted to securing firearms in the home. There is too much gun control misinformation to discuss and disprove in a mere thirty minutes. (Sneaky, huh!)
- One lady tried to extract a legal opinion from me. I already had given
my disclaimer (it’s too long to print here) and explained that she needed
to speak with an attorney. She said she wanted ME to tell her what to
do. I again said she needed to speak with an attorney and told her to
see me after the meeting and I would give her the name of a GOOD
attorney who could advise her.
The rest of the group just howled! Turns out:
1) She IS an attorney.
2) She was trying to make me violate the law by giving legal advice.
Upon learning that she was an attorney, I smiled and told her, “Aw,
c’mon. You weren’t trying to make me commit the offense of
‘Unauthorized Practice of Law’, were you? That would be entrapment by
a professional!” I then told those assembled that, as an attorney, I was
sure she would help them with any legal questions about firearms storage
and use.
She was embarrassed, much to the great (and vocal) amusement of the
other 22 people. I was told later she is considered an arrogant pain the
behind. After the meeting 4 or 5 people thanked me for putting her in
her place. (But I was SOOO gentle!)
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The thrust of my presentation was that two major levels of security are involved
with firearms in the home.
1) Securing firearms so they can not be used by children. (This is easy.)
2) Securing firearms from theft. (This is more difficult and has many levels of security...)
I showed everyone why I did not like trigger locks and explained that
political solutions are not always practical solutions. (Nearly gave myself
a hernia stopping there....)
I demonstrated some VERY inexpensive ways to keep children from using
guns and progressed all the way to the $2,000 gun safes.
I had a ball and so did everyone there. There’s a LOT more to tell, but
this is already too long, so:
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT! TODAY WE ALL WON!
[This message has been edited by Dennis (edited July 13, 1999).]
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
First of all I must thank my fans - the 23 Safety Officers and Risk
Management Officers from several federal agencies, both major utilities
of San Antonio, and many private corporations who attended our presentation this morning.
I never thought they would welcome me and enjoy my presentation to
such a great extent. My simple 30 minute presentation was extended to
nearly an hour because of the excitement of my fans, their questions and
supporting comments.
I especially want to thank some of the many people who made my
presentation a success.
Present at the meeting was my Sponsor: The Executive Director of the
Greater San Antonio Safety Council(GSASC) which is the local chapter of
the National Safety Council(NSC).
I also must thank those wonderful people who were there in spirit - the
people who sent me the items which made the presentation so very
professional:
Mr. Michael Marks of SafetyOn Software who permitted me full use of his
fine product. And especially Mr. Rich Lucibella who actually sent me his
copy to use.
Mr. Jeff OTMG who let me borrow his small combination-lock gun safe. I
was able to show how a loaded handgun can be kept safely secured, yet
readily available for the protection of our loved ones.
Mr. Fal308 for sending his materials from the JPFO.
Mr. Little-e for his class material on Firearms Safety.
Mr. dZ for his information on firearms magazine locks.
-------
I also must thank all the TFL members for their comments and
suggestions on the earlier TFL thread.
ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS WERE USED - IN ONE MANNER OR ANOTHER!
Oh, I see I’m running short of time! If I've missed anyone I'm sorry but they say I must stop. Again, thank you, thank
you all so very much for your help.
(Sobbing with humility, exit stage Right - NEVER to the left!)
==========================================
Seriously, the presentation ran nearly double the alloted time! I tried
several times to stop the presentation but questions and comments
continued to fly and the the moderator kept telling me to continue to
answer questions.
I handed out about five pounds of brochures.
Several attendees said this was the most interesting and best-delivered
presentation ever held at their monthly meetings. It was your support
that made this possible. I thank you very, very much.
Oh yes, there were a couple people who tried to be troublemakers:
- One fellow tried to get off subject into gun control. I politely
interrupted him and reminded him that the subject for today had to be
restricted to securing firearms in the home. There is too much gun control misinformation to discuss and disprove in a mere thirty minutes. (Sneaky, huh!)
- One lady tried to extract a legal opinion from me. I already had given
my disclaimer (it’s too long to print here) and explained that she needed
to speak with an attorney. She said she wanted ME to tell her what to
do. I again said she needed to speak with an attorney and told her to
see me after the meeting and I would give her the name of a GOOD
attorney who could advise her.
The rest of the group just howled! Turns out:
1) She IS an attorney.
2) She was trying to make me violate the law by giving legal advice.
Upon learning that she was an attorney, I smiled and told her, “Aw,
c’mon. You weren’t trying to make me commit the offense of
‘Unauthorized Practice of Law’, were you? That would be entrapment by
a professional!” I then told those assembled that, as an attorney, I was
sure she would help them with any legal questions about firearms storage
and use.
She was embarrassed, much to the great (and vocal) amusement of the
other 22 people. I was told later she is considered an arrogant pain the
behind. After the meeting 4 or 5 people thanked me for putting her in
her place. (But I was SOOO gentle!)
---------
The thrust of my presentation was that two major levels of security are involved
with firearms in the home.
1) Securing firearms so they can not be used by children. (This is easy.)
2) Securing firearms from theft. (This is more difficult and has many levels of security...)
I showed everyone why I did not like trigger locks and explained that
political solutions are not always practical solutions. (Nearly gave myself
a hernia stopping there....)
I demonstrated some VERY inexpensive ways to keep children from using
guns and progressed all the way to the $2,000 gun safes.
I had a ball and so did everyone there. There’s a LOT more to tell, but
this is already too long, so:
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT! TODAY WE ALL WON!
[This message has been edited by Dennis (edited July 13, 1999).]
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