Yes, most people can be trusted with weapons, and most people can be trusted to
make wise decisions. Give those same people heated emotions and far less of
them are capable of wise decisions. Now give those same emotionally distrought
people alchohol, and the group that is still capable of making wise choices is
now very small. Having a weapon within easy reach just increasses the chances
that a bad decision will turn into a very horrible one. Not trying to move the
responsiblilty from individual to object mind you. Just adding some food for
thought.
adam
Marty Galyean wrote:
> Why is it scary? Why is the weapon scary? Its the terrorist you should
> be worried about. If EVERYONE carried a plastic knife onto planes those
> terrorists would have FAILED MISERABLY. Why? Because the VAST MAJORITY
> of people can be TRUSTED with WEAPONS.
>
> Dang. I am SO tired of these moronic haplophoblic assertions.
>
> Marty
>
> Dan Rivera wrote:
> >
> > "Paul Macey" <pmacey@ans.net> wrote in message
> > news:Pine.GSO.4.05.10109120852300.24671-100000@paul.ny.ans.net...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Gus wrote:
> > >
> > > > I don't believe NRA has ever supported plastic hand guns. Also at this
> > > > point the only weapons known to have been used were knife like weapons.
> > >
> > > Still trying to deal with the fact that plastic knives and box cutters
> > > were the tools of the terrorists that allowed them to take control of 4
> > > planes which became responsible for thousands of lost lives.
> > >
> >
> > What is twisted is that at a gun show 3 months ago, a guy was selling
> > plastic knives. I asked who would use
> > this? He said people who want to be safe on a plane, or anywhere else metal
> > detectors are used.
> > It was sharp, and it was strong.
> > At the time it was just a curiosity, but very scary in retrospect.
> >
> > Dan
>
> --
> "The mother is the most precious possession of the nation,
> so precious that society advances its highest well-being when
> it protects the functions of the mother."
> --Ellen Key
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