On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:58:58 GMT, Aardvark cast forth these pearls of
wisdom...:



I have taught my two lads (10 and 14) marksmanship and weapon safety with
a .22 air rifle which is always kept under lock and key. If I'm not
there, the rifle stays locked away and I'll only let them use it under my
supervision. I certainly wouldn't dream of allowing either of them to
have a REAL firearm even if it were less difficult to acquire one easily.



I think that many Americans misinterpret your Second Amendment to mean
something it wasn't intended to mean. Perhaps members of official
'militias' are allowed to keep and bear arms, but it's a bit of a stretch
to insist that this right should extend to every member of the
population.


I would say 'vociferously misinterpret the Second Amendment', but who
says my opinion should amount to more than a pile of sheep ****?

It's difficult to think of any legitimate reason for anyone to keep a
firearm in their home. You may say that it's to protect your home against
intruders. I would say that if you were to shoot an intruder the fact
that you had a firearm in your home at all implies premeditation on your
part and therefore you should be prosecuted by the law in much the same
way as if you had walked into the street with a firearm and shot the
first person you came across.


Well, everyone is has an opinion, and you are certainly entitled to yours.
Beyond that, you've contributed in this group in other threads that I
believe have established in a certain way. That said - with respect to
your opinions on guns, your opinions on the interpretation of the 2nd
ammendment, and your views in this thread in general, let me only say that
you succeeded in arousing more than one moment for me, where I felt like
responding in a less civil manner. Probably all the better you decided to
bail out of this thread at this point. At least it saves me giving way to
those expressions, and then saying "damn - I sure wish I hadn't said that,
that way...".



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-Mike-