On Aug 13, 7:18 pm, Telamon
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dxAce wrote:
D Peter Maus wrote:

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Guns have no place in a civilized society.

Neither do gangs, drug runners, or people who shout on street
corners. Nor is there a place in civilized society for those who create
fear and hysteria by distorting the facts.

And yet,.....

Specifically referring to the Neosho Deputy who spoke before the
cameras, but referring in general to anyone who shouts distortions to
create sympathy for an unpopular agenda, the Deputy is heavily trained
in the technical knowledge, and proficient use and understanding of
firearms. For him to say what he said, publicly, is the most clear and
present reason why the people in this country fear police: What comes
out of their mouths is often not the truth.

But in a more general sense, anyone screaming for confiscation of
anything as a national policy has to do so through the same kinds of
distortions...and their credibility becomes, as well, suspect.

There is no place in a civilized society for such persons.

How many
more innocent people are going to have to die before this nation
finally wakes up and does the inevitable - BAN GUNS!!!

It's interesting how the same people who screamed until there was a
statutory requirement for smoke alarms and fire extinguishers in every
home are the first to scream about banning firearms.

Consider...the reason for the smoke alarm is to warn the family early
enough to take meaningful action to save home, hearth and lives. The
reason for the fire extinguisher is to help contain damage while the
fire department is in route.

And yet, when an armed soul wanders into a building known to be
unarmed, the fault is on the authorities who didn't arrive in time?

That's bull****. If you're going to have a fire extinguisher in every
home to hold back the flames while the fire department is enroute, you'd
be irresponsible not to have an accessible weapon on the grounds to hold
off unimpeded killings while the SWAT team is enroute.

Having a weapon accessible and in play INSIDE when such an event
breaks out, does two things immediately....1) it diverts attention of
the gunmen from killing the unarmed and innocent, to taking cover and
focussing on those who are shooting at him, and 2) it presents the only
real and immediate opportunity to stop his activities at the earliest
moments possible.

Banning guns, as the a number of Chicago suburbs have discovered is
the only way to a guaranteed certaintly to boost armed home invasions.

And sadly, nationwide, school shootings.

AK-47... the best anger management tool ever invented.

I'll stick with the Garand I purchased from the DCM program (now CMP). I
had to put a but pad on it so I would not get bruised firing it. .30-06
is one mean round.

http://www.odcmp.com/Services/Rifles/m1garand.htm

.30-06 is one mean round. The M1 is one awesome rifle.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

I'd kick myself in my ass if I could. I should have never sold my
M-1 Garand. But I make do now with a Swedish Mauser M-38 Short Rifle,
a Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I* - Longbranch, and a Sturm-Ruger .45 Old Army
in stainless steel. Hell of a lot of hoops to jump through up here fo
me to keep my .45. Although once in a while I fire a Glock 17 9mm in
competition, but I don't own it. Fired a C-7 (our Canadian version of
the M-16) in auto burst fire, didn't care for it. Waste of ammo in
my opinion, the way the barrel climbs. Careful single shot is the way
I've always gone. The Afghans did a damn good job against the Soviets
using old Lee-Enfields. And some of those old Lee-Enfields where cheap
copys made in shops in Pakistan.
Cato the Canuck