i completely agree with the end sentiment. as per the issue of cars and guns, personally i don't have a problem with any joe on the street carrying a gun if it makes them feel better. i'm by no means a gun-nut, nor own / plan to own any firearms, but i see no reason one should not be able to own a gun if they can also own a knife, kerosene, etc.
i also don't own a car, and it's nicey-nice that the government mandates crash testing and the like.(which is more useful to prevent the deaths of others as opposed to the idiot driver) i haven't owned a car in over 6 years (yay dc metro) so i can't say the issue really affects me. point is, nobody forced that fatman to eat mcdonalds, noone forces you to buy an inferior car (yugo?), nobody mandates you eat at joe's smoky diner, and no one except the person firing is responsible for the safety and use of a firearm. please, let people start taking accountability for their own actions instead of forcing their values on me, k thnx. --d. -----Original Message----- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 10:50 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: woo hoo > i'm sick of living in a country that makes tobacco legal, > then mandates ban on it's use. it's completely asinine to > force a business owner to lose profit by gunpoint instead of > principal. You mean like cars, guns, etc? There are other legal products that the government mandates usage on - smoking is not alone. On the other hand, I tend to agree with you. If you don't like the smell of smoke at a restuarant, why not just not go? Am I crazy or is that not a solution? If you work at a restaurant that has too much smoke in it - find another job. -ray ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
