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Date:      Wed, 29 Mar 2000 15:52:17 -0500
From:      Neill Robins <freebsd@nc.rr.com>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
Cc:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re[2]: Guns and freedom [Was: Re: On "intelligent people" and
Message-ID:  <1661.000329@nc.rr.com>
In-Reply-To: <200003291936.MAA23741@usr05.primenet.com>
References:  <200003291936.MAA23741@usr05.primenet.com>

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>> The few times I have been in that situation, here in the States, it
>> was a knife they pulled. I would have preferred they pulled a gun; they
>> would have been easier to disarm with less risk. But, they don't show
>> that in the movies, either.

TL> Agreed.

TL> It's also a fact that most handgun echanges take place at close
TL> range, without anyone getting hit for an insanely large number
TL> of rounds fired.  That's isn't very exciting to watch in a
TL> theater, either, since you are really waiting for Mel Gibson
TL> to shoot the thugs in a subplot, and then get back onto the
TL> main story line...

I cannot remember when a movie ever well represented real life.
And I hope they never do, that would be boring.

Isn't always fun to see how some white guy can simultaneously take on
couple Ninjas?

--
Best regards,
Neill
freebsd@nc.rr.com




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