That's not the point. This country was set up with the premise that the
average citizens should hold the power.
-george
>From: "John Wilker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: Violent education
>Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 12:29:49 -0700
>
>I'm pretty sure that if it ever came down to the gov't calling on the
>citizens to pick up a gun and defend the country, it'd be a pretty dark
>day,
>we've got the strongest military in the county, I'm pretty sure anybody
>owning a gun just in case they'll get tapped, will be waiting a long time.
>
>J.
>
>John Wilker
>Web Applications Consultant
>Macromedia Certified ColdFusion Developer
>
>www.red-omega.com <http://www.red-omega.com>
>
>"Pessimism - Every dark cloud has a silver lining, but lightning kills
>hundreds of people each year who are trying to find it." ~despair.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: George Kaytor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 12:09 PM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: RE: Violent education
>
>
>Actually, historical speaking the right to bear arms was included in the
>bill of rights so that people could protect themselves from their own
>government, not from criminals or animals. Also at that time, we had a very
>small standing army with the thought that if needed the people would rise
>up
>in the defense of the country as a citizen army. Hence the need for
>citizens
>with firearms.
>
>Now, I am a firm believer in individual rights and I'm not willing to give
>up those rights for 'government protection'. Whether those rights be the
>freedom to write this email, listen to ozzy osbourne, play doom, or own a
>gun.
>
>-george
>
>
> >From: "John Wilker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: RE: Violent education
> >Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 11:36:55 -0700
> >
> >Well on that token, if we're getting rid of things that are detrimental
>and
> >bad, we're abolishing the right to bear arms and making guns illegal. I'm
> >sure hunters can get back into the spirit of hunting and pick up a bow
>and
> >arrow and since I've yet to see any solid evidence that owning a gun
> >increases lifespan or cleans up neighborhoods, but I have seen evidence
> >that
> >many innocent children and adults are killed without need, then guns must
> >go.
> >
> >Which is fine with me. Although I could take the extreme hard line
>attitude
> >many NRA'ers take
> >
> >
> >You can take this game when you pry it from my cold dead hands... Isn't
> >that
> >how it goes LOL
> >
> >Eventually we'll all need small scale tactical nukes to protect ourselves
> >from the deer and the criminals... I'm waiting for that day.
> >
> >J.
> >
> >John Wilker
> >Web Applications Consultant
> >Macromedia Certified ColdFusion Developer
> >
> >www.red-omega.com <http://www.red-omega.com>
> >
> >"Pessimism - Every dark cloud has a silver lining, but lightning kills
> >hundreds of people each year who are trying to find it." ~despair.com
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Jim Nitterauer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 11:13 AM
> >To: CF-Community
> >Subject: RE: Violent education
> >
> >
> >Sure if you call self serving working to create a safer and kinder
>society
> >-
> >guilty as charged. Society exists for the good of the whole society, not
>to
> >pander to the few vocal ones who bitch about their personal freedoms no
> >matter how detrimental to the society as a whole they may be. I have no
> >interest in doing anything to stop the game makers. Again, masking the
> >symptoms won't do a damn thing. Again, cut the politically correct bull
> >shit. If something is detrimental and bad, get rid of it. Its simple.
>Most
> >of these games serve no real purpose beyond mindless entertainment. If
>you
> >like the games, fine enjoy. But again be willing to live with the
> >consequences of the very ideals you are defending. I think there are some
> >wonderful games out there and I enjoy playing some of them from time to
> >time. I don't live my life for them nor would I fall into a deep
>depression
> >if they were suddenly unavailable. I would rather spend my time mentoring
>a
> >child who needs an adult in their life or working with various community
> >organizations to help make the area in which I live a friendlier and
>safer
> >place for all.
> >
> >Jim Nitterauer
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Todd Ashworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 12:00 PM
> >To: CF-Community
> >Subject: Re: Violent education
> >
> >
> >| Why are people defending these hideous games? Its not the games that
> >matter.
> >
> >Because some people happen to like these games. Because some people are
> >getting tired of having everything in the world taken away or censored by
> >self-serving special intrest groups who feel compelled to force their
> >morals
> >on the rest of the world.
> >
> >| Cut the politically correct bull shit and start believing in , standing
> >up
> >for and
> >| practicing what is right.
> >
> >This is why people are defending those games ;)
> >
> >Todd
> >-----
> >Every Jedi knows ... Sith happens!
> >
>
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