On Sat, 2003-11-15 at 04:51, csj wrote: > On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:32:22 -0600, > Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > > > > > [1] For those (particularly non-US citizens) who don't > > > > know, back in the mid-1990s, 2 white teenagers from a > > > > affluent family walked into their High School armed with > > > > rifles and pistols. They proceed- ed to blow away those > > > > they didn't like, whatever the reason. > > > > > > I have heard a lot about some movie about guns in US called > > > Bowling For Columbine. I haven't see it yet, but friend have > > > told it's very good. Now I know where the name came from. > > > > > You might be interested in the other side. I have owned guns > > since I was 13 now 69. Havent shot anyone yet and no plans to > > do so. 1 of 250e6 > > I have never owned a gun and I haven't shot anyone either. > Cultural differences I guess. In most other countries, only war, > crime and drug lords are allowed to own guns. It keeps the world > a much simpler place, rather than having potentially 200M average > Joes and Janes with the potential to do you in.
And that, in a nutshell, is the difference between the US and all(?) the rest of the world. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA "All machines, no matter how complex, are considered to be based on 6 simple elements: the lever, the pulley, the wheel and axle, the screw, the wedge and the inclined plane." Marilyn Vos Savant -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]