Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 03:46:31 -0400 From: drifter@stratos.net To: Frank Pawlak <fpawlak@execpc.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Does it's true? Message-ID: <19980627034631.A944@stratos.net> In-Reply-To: <980627063311.ZM23522@darkstar.connect.com>; from Frank Pawlak on Sat, Jun 27, 1998 at 06:33:11AM %2B0000 References: <199806270633.QAA16831@cimlogic.com.au> <jb@cimlogic.com.au> <980627063311.ZM23522@darkstar.connect.com>
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On Sat, Jun 27, 1998 at 06:33:11AM +0000, Frank Pawlak wrote:
> On Jun 27, 4:33pm, John Birrell wrote:
> > Subject: Re: Does it's true?
> > Frank Pawlak wrote:
> > > I am under the impression that parts of Australia are much like the Old
> > > American West, with cowboys that carry guns, drink a lot and then get into
> > > gunfights. ;-)
> >
> > Nope. Carrying a gun here is very rare. Our government has just spent
> > hundreds of millions of dollars buying back people's guns that are now
> > illegal.
> >
> > This week we had a court ruling that reinforces the state law that you
> > have to have a shooter's licence to play with paint-ball guns on private
> > ranges. Next it'll be water pistols too.
> >
>
> Overall you are probably better for it. In the US there are entirely too many
> guns walking around. Some of these kids with guns are better armed than I was
^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^
Interesting choice of words, possibly indicative of perspective?
Personification of guns, or "guns walking around", is probably
a phrase uttered by a gun-control advocate, whereas "criminals walking
around with guns" is maybe more likely to be spoken of by an NRA advocate.
Now, "kids walking around with guns," that's a toss-up!
-Rob "Not to put words in to anybody's mouth :)"
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