Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 00:44:59 -0600 From: "G. Adam Stanislav" <adam@whizkidtech.net> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: On "intelligent people" and "dangers to BSD" Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20000326004459.00a9b260@mail85.pair.com> In-Reply-To: <20000325214724.B234@parish> References: <38DD2C3F.3F17470B@gorean.org> <38DB8D34.1A750C81@originative.co.uk> <Pine.BSF.4.05.10003241806320.805-100000@acp.swbell.net> <20000325104927.B234@parish> <38DD2C3F.3F17470B@gorean.org>
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At 21:47 25-03-2000 +0000, Mark Ovens wrote: >Hmm, so IOW Lee Harvey Oswald was exercising his right to protect >himself from JFK's government? Abusus non tollit usum. Roughly translated: Abuse is no excuse to take away use. It is historically interesting that the Japanese who used to carry two swords have developed the most polite culture on Earth. It just makes little sense to be rude when the other guy can cut your head off. :-) Again, Japanese history shows that weapon bans are worthless. When Okinawans were banned from carrying weapons, they turned a common farming tool into a powerful weapon, now known as nunchaku. The problem with children shooting children is not caused by the existence of weapons but by lack of education. Children see movies in which someone takes a dozen gun hits and continues moving. So, they don't realize what guns can do. If, instead, they were taken to a firing range and got to experiment with those guns, they would gain healthy respect to the damage they can do and would be less likely to shoot someone. Cheers, Adam To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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