So guns by some magic load and shoot themselves? Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 18, 2013, at 3:39 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > What's "funny" is that some people think guns are not at fault - ever > - for anything bad/evil/violent. They are mere inanimate objects, no > more dangerous than a toothpick or banana, since someone somewhere is > evil enough to do great harm with any ordinary object. That's what I > call reductio ad absurdo. > > I say let's give this entire exchange a decent burial and get back to > CARS and DIESELS, and limit OT conversations according to the rules of > the list that bar political topics. This is a rule that the > listmeister currently refuses to enforce, perhaps because he happens > to be a passionate advocate against any form of gun control and most > of the list members are of a like mind. RIP. > . > > On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Greg Fiorentino <gf...@dslnorthwest.net> > wrote: >> I guess that the point you are attempting to make is that the idea of such >> heinous attacks without an assault rifle (or at least a firearm of some >> sort) is not plausible, or that the number of victims would be much smaller. >> If your theory were correct, then such acts would not occur, or would be >> very rare, or there would be much fewer victims in a place where firearms >> are tightly controlled. >> >> But the following shows that your theory falls flat in the face of FACTS: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_attacks_in_China_%282010%E2%80%932012%29 >> >> 25 dead and 115 injured! >> >> I guess you thought the idea of someone bashing kids' heads with a hammer is >> absurd and funny. Remember that a hammer might not kill as surely as an >> AR-15, so perhaps the fatality rate might not be as high. But a quick death >> might be kinder to a child and his family than a lifetime of severe >> disability from permanent brain damage. >> >> The FACT is that evil or madness will not be stopped by eliminating >> firearms! >> >> Best regards to all, >> >> Greg >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Andrew >> Strasfogel >> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 9:14 AM >> To: Mercedes Discussion List >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT GUN They took their ball and when home >> >> Yeah, like a toothpick! Or maybe a telephone cord to strangle each kid with >> individually. or a hammer to bash each kid in the head. Or a rock!! The >> gun had NO role whatsoever in this tragedy. I am beginning to understand >> your line of thinking.... >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
