Date:         Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:08:05 -0800
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Guns and Cars and Such
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Hmm. Chris asked where is the van content which is a polite way of saying
this does not belong on the list.

This is my last comment on this thread.

Mike


On 1/28/07 10:12 AM, "Oliver Gruber" <osgruber@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

> I read this forum from time to time and sometimes I just laugh my ass off at
> some of the social and political crap some of some of you spew. As a life
> long gun owner (I received my first rifle on my first Christmas when I was
> but 6 months old) I just have to wonder where some of you live and just
> exactly what goes through your respective minds with some of the things that
> are said.
> Let me clue you in on a secret - If you have been pulled over 157 times (1)
> you Are A Fuc##ng MORON!!!!! (2) If a police officer drew his sidearm - YOU
> DID SOMETHING WRONG - NOT THE OFFICER!!!!! These guys do NOT draw on someone
> unless provoked! I am calling you an outright liar..... You are full of CRAP
> if you say a cop put a loaded gun to your head for just speeding....and if
> he did what else did you do?????
> My father was a true old school salesman. From the early fifties to the late
> 70's he drove almost 200,000 miles a year. He always carried a handgun (and
> still does) and to my knowledge the only time he ever needed to unholster it
> was in Toronto after he had long retired in 2001.
> There is a reason that the worst crime rates are in large urban cities.
> There are larger populations and almost without exception they also have the
> most restrictive gun laws. It is illegal to own a handgun
> (Or a long gun for that matter) in the District of Columba, yet they are
> consistently in the top three in murder rates. Why? Because the only ones
> who now have the guns are the ones who mean to do you harm.
> And as someone who has in-laws that are Canadian nationals, Canadians are
> without a doubt THE most Racist people I have ever met - without exception.
> But at least they are consistent - they hate Everybody.
>
> As a business owner that deals with a fair amount of cash, I carry a sidearm
> always. And have never needed it to date. I have been driving for almost 40
> years and can count the number of times I have been pulled over on two
> hands. I think that some of you need to rethink what you do and how it may
> effect others around you.
>
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