On 4/14/2013 10:15 PM, Leon wrote:
On 4/14/2013 6:19 PM, Dave wrote:
On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:10:37 -0400, "John Grossbohlin"
But many children have died in China in recent years in similar knife
attacks at schools... By statute they and other locations have become
relatively safe places for madmen to cause mayhem.

Right. Let's use that as a reason to equip everybody including
teachers with firearms.

The problem with guns is that you can't outrun a bullet and it's
pretty hard to fight off someone if they're aiming a gun at you. With
someone holding a knife, you might be able to stay out of their reach
or at the very least, have a much better chance of fighting them off.



I knife will never be used for mass killings like a gun. Take away the
gun and the guy then uses a pipe bomb.

Seems to me a couple of box knives killed thousands on 9-11.

--
Steve Barker
remove the "not" from my address to email

wrote:

However, and it's a BIG HOWEVER, consider the size of the hold your
NRA has on your elected officials versus the really big amount of
people that oppose NRA values. The NRA appears to be holding an awful
lot of control of your governing bodies compared to the amount of
people who don't subscribe to their tenets.

This is something I'm not too sure of Dave. I really don't know how much
power the NRA really wields. I know they are thought of that way by those
who don't care for them or their cause, but I'm just not sure how much they
really have. I think more of what the NRA is able to influence is based on
our Constitution than their lobbying power. Likewise, I really don't know
how many people really disagree with the NRA - as in many things, small but
loud voices can sound like a big crowd.

I'd suggest that you're seeing the beginnings of it happening here.
Not a money rebellion, but a gun versus no gun rebellion. Coupled with
those very public shootings that appear to be happening more often,
people are going to rise up and eventually, your NRA may be
overwhelmed ~ a real or behind the scenes civil war of you will.

I do think something may happen - but it could just as well be the opposite.
Time will tell...

--

-Mike-

On 4/24/2013 8:15 AM, Steve Barker wrote:
On 4/14/2013 10:15 PM, Leon wrote:
On 4/14/2013 6:19 PM, Dave wrote:
On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:10:37 -0400, "John Grossbohlin"
But many children have died in China in recent years in similar knife
attacks at schools... By statute they and other locations have become
relatively safe places for madmen to cause mayhem.

Right. Let's use that as a reason to equip everybody including
teachers with firearms.

The problem with guns is that you can't outrun a bullet and it's
pretty hard to fight off someone if they're aiming a gun at you. With
someone holding a knife, you might be able to stay out of their reach
or at the very least, have a much better chance of fighting them off.



I knife will never be used for mass killings like a gun. Take away the
gun and the guy then uses a pipe bomb.

Seems to me a couple of box knives killed thousands on 9-11.



No, I believe it was the airplanes. If you are saying that the box
knives facilitated the start of destruction you might as well say that
the hyjackers clothing killed thousands also. They would not have been
able to get on board the air plane had they been naked.

On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:15:15 -0500, Steve Barker
wrote:

I knife will never be used for mass killings like a gun. Take away the
gun and the guy then uses a pipe bomb.

Seems to me a couple of box knives killed thousands on 9-11.

Right! And box knives can just as easily replace a gun by someone
walking through a crown slashing the caratoid artery of everybody they
come near. The death toll would be the same as a gun too, right Leon?

Really, really nice feeble try.

On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:15:15 -0500, Steve Barker

Right! And box knives can just as easily replace a gun by someone
walking through a crown slashing the caratoid artery of everybody they
come near. The death toll would be the same as a gun too, right Leon?

Really, really nice feeble try.

Sorry Leon, mix up on the names. mea culpa.

On 4/24/2013 8:54 AM, wrote:

On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:15:15 -0500, Steve Barker

Right! And box knives can just as easily replace a gun by someone
walking through a crown slashing the caratoid artery of everybody they
come near. The death toll would be the same as a gun too, right Leon?

Really, really nice feeble try.

Sorry Leon, mix up on the names. mea culpa.


LOL You are forgiven, this time. ;~)