On Oct 27, 2008, at 3:30 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: >>>> Then again, "an armed society is a polite >>> society" .. >> >>> Bruce, >>> We have found that in general Americans are the politest >>> people we have met. >>> They are also incredibly welcoming and friendly. We have >>> certainly >>> speculated if this was in part due to the variety of arms >>> we have seen. >>> I still shudder when a truck pulled up next to us in a >>> supermarket car park >>> with a shot gun on prominent display in the back window. >>> When the driver >>> opened the door of the truck it was surprising that there >>> was room for him >>> to sit with all the weapons visible in the car. That is >>> more weapons than I >>> had seen in my lifetime. The local Sheriff pulled in >>> beside him and they >>> had a conversation. I think from the body language that the >>> Sheriff was >>> admiring the guns, but I can't be sure and I did not >>> want to hang around to >>> find out. >>> Regards, >>> Maree >> >> >> someone with that many weapons on display must be doing it for >> show, or >> to compensate for some other kind of inadequacy. one gun should be >> sufficient for self protection. if gun toting red necks are polite >> to >> you it is likely because of your accent, plus you can't vote for >> obama!~) >> jon > > If you're trying to put food on the table, you may want more than one > rifle for doing so. (Plus, if you're in rattlesnake country, you > want a > sidearm in case you find yourself too close to a rattler. Just > remember > to take the damn thing out of your bag before you go to the airport > with > that bag, m'kay?) > > And, geez, I *know* gun-toting rednecks who are voting for Obama, > and I'm > somewhat irked that someone can't look past a stereotype and instead > makes > jabs. > > If you don't live in gun country, don't be throwing around stereotypes > about people who do. > > Julia > > who may have the only gun-free house in the neighborhood, but it's > certainly not *weapon*-free
In my defense, as much as I may resemble one some days, I am not really a redneck. :) (And I don't own *that* many guns, and at least two partially qualify for "curio and relic" status and are more technical curiosities than anything else.) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
