In rural parts of Africa people carry fairly substantial weaponry around with them. I remember being very surprised when I went to the bank in Axum - which was little more than a wooden shed - to see a gnarled little old man outside guarding about 15 AK47s which customers had left on the porch while they conducted their business. His sole armament was a dry stick.
Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Peter Alling > Sent: 30 January 2009 06:17 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Signs of Africa > > In Texas it's really easy to get a carry permit for a > concealed handgun. However it's illegal to carry said > handgun into an establishment where alcohol is sold, (I guess > alcohol and gunpowder don't mix well). It is also illegal to > carry said hand gun into any business or privately owned > building that the owners have posted a no handguns sign, (in > Austin almost all buildings had such signs), state government > buildings and any federal or state court house. So what is a > good law 'biding Texan to do? Well I guess leave the handgun > in the glove compartment of their car. > > The upshot being in Texas if you steal a car you get a free pistol... > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Christine Aguila <[email protected]> > >Sent: Jan 29, 2009 11:45 PM > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: Signs of Africa > > > >you know, they have similar signs like this in Texas. I > spend a week in > >Waco, Texas on business, & saw no-side arm signs. Really > surprised me. > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7853656.stm > > > > > >too funny > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7853656.stm > > > >Bob W. that was great, made me giggle & I needed to giggle > after today. Ann > >must love these! Cheers, Christine > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Bob W" <[email protected]> > >To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[email protected]> > >Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 5:20 PM > >Subject: Signs of Africa > > > > > >>I particularly enjoyed the last of these signs: > >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7853656.stm > >> > >> Bob > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and > >> follow the directions. > >> > > > > > > > >-- > >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >[email protected] > >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > > > -- > I want to die peacfuly in my sleep like my grandfather, not > screaming like the passengers in his car... > > Will Shriner > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
