I don't feel embarassed. As a matter of fact, I feel proud that the US has found a medium between suppression and freedom of expression. How come every one in the world looks to the US for leadership in conflicts? Probably because the ROW(rest of world) has never figured it out.
Jim Freeman Robert Wilson wrote: > "Free men own guns". Yeah right. The true mark of a civilized country is > that its citizens all own guns. Never been anywhere else, have you? It > is just this sort if immature 19th century frontier mentality that is > embarrassing the US in the eyes of the rest of the world. > > Bob Wilson > TIR Systems Ltd. > Vancouver. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pettit, Ghery [mailto:ghery.pet...@intel.com] > Sent: May 6, 2002 4:24 PM > To: 'Ted Rook'; < > Subject: RE: stun guns on aircraft > > I've resisted jumping in in this fashion, but - > > FREE MEN OWN GUNS! > > Those who will trade essential freedoms for temporary security deserve > neither - Benjamin Franklin. > > Folks, the 2nd Amendment pre-dates the wild west by a long time. Those > of > us who value our RIGHTS are tired of the wimps in the world trying to > take > them away. > > Ghery S. Pettit > Life Member, National Rifle Association > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ted Rook [mailto:t...@crestaudio.com] > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 1:08 PM > To: < > Subject: stun guns on aircraft > > and other safety considerations > > keep the hijackers off planes using ground security > > an airplane in flight is not the place to have gun fights > > too many lives are at risk > > the first priority is to get the plane safely on the ground, anywhere > > then at least the passengers have a chance > > Most citizens of most countries enjoy the security that comes from > having > thrashed out land rights, territorial disputes, and the systems of law > and > law enforcement before firearms were invented. > > America is one of the few places in the West that relies on firearms as > a > negotiating tool. > This is poor judgement. > Firearms are offensive weapons not negotiating tools. > Giving someone a gun escalates an already dangerous situation. > Now you want the pilot to not only assure the safety of the plane but > also > be an effective executioner. > Asking too much IMHO. > Unfortunately America was taken by force and is defended by force and is > unlikely ever to change. > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > majord...@ieee.org > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com > Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org > Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ > Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > majord...@ieee.org > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com > Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org > Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ > Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > majord...@ieee.org > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com > Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org > Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ > Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
