I have two 18 pound black attack cats who look like mini panthers and would discourage any would be intruders. One of them purrs so loudly the walls shake; the other will eat any human food whether or not you offer it to him. His lack of table manners is truly scary.
On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 5:40 PM, WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > If I were worried about such, I'd be trying to move, too. > > Wilton > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Bennell" <rbenn...@bennell.ca> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 4:35 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fw: Gun Ownership > > > > I generally try to stay out of the gun nonsense on here, but let me >> suggest that if you truly feel you need a gun to protect you in your own >> home, you should think seriously about moving, maybe out of the USA, to >> some place where there are not so many guns and whack jobs carting them >> around. >> >> I live in a city of reasonable size and I really don't worry about being >> attacked in my own home. If I were to wander into some of the dark alleys >> down in the core area at night, carrying a box of beer, that might be a >> different story, but out here in the suburbs, I don't worry at all. >> >> Randy >> >> >> On 23/04/2013 12:20 AM, Scott Ritchey wrote: >> >>> I think two points are worth making: >>> >>> One: A firearm may be an important element in home protection but it's >>> seldom the most important part. Planning is the most important part. But >>> firearms become more important in rural areas, areas without nearby >>> neighbors, and in cases where physical limitations limit fleeing. Even >>> so, >>> planning is most critical: safe room location and configuration (doors, >>> windows, cover, concealment, and clear lines of fire), drills/rehearsal, >>> training family members, etc. >>> >>> Two: The political issue is usually stated as left-right, >>> liberal-conservative, etc. This is misleading. The real issue is >>> individualism vs. collectivism. Individualism is based on rights and >>> responsibilities; there are lots of objective criteria here. >>> Collectivism, >>> unfortunately, can justify anything if it's for the common good. >>> >>> Scott >>> >>> ------------------------- >>> G Mann wrote: >>> >>> Emmm.. faulty thinking... sorry to break the news to you.. but I don't >>> own >>> a gun to "protect you".. I own a gun, if I own one, to "Protect Me and >>> those of my Family"... >>> >>> >>> WILTON wrote: >>> >>> How many people in those purple areas have humpteen guns each to "make >>>> up" >>>> for those of us who have none? >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives >>> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<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/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<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/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<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
