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robw wrote:
> So you came up small too, huh?
>
You come up large when equating children and matches with criminals and
guns?
>
> "Magus" <nope@noway.net> wrote in message
> news%4rj.82499$rc2.77280@bignews1.bellsouth.net...
>> robw wrote:
>>> Nice try, but I'm not for banning guns. There's not one thing I've said
> to
>>> that effect.
>>>
>>> If I really believed that all guns should be banned I'd be part of a
> group
>>> that wants to do that. As I've explained, I've been offered a chance to
> join
>>> such groups and turned them down.
>>>
>>> You really need to dial 1-800-Clue.
>>>
>> I run that hotline, you should call it sometime.
>>
>> We're not the ones equating children and matches with criminals and guns.
>>
>>
>>> "Magus" <nope@noway.net> wrote in message
>>> news:I53rj.93637$K27.56485@bignews6.bellsouth.net...
>>>> robw wrote:
>>>>> You have friends over for dinner who have two kids. The adults are
>>> upstairs
>>>>> while the kids are down in the family room playing XBox. One of the
> kids
>>>>> picks up a pack of matches, lights one, freaks and tosses it resulting
>>> in
>>>>> the drapes catching fire.
>>>>>
>>>>> What would you do first?
>>>>>
>>>> Put out the fire, I wouldn't try to ban matches.
>>>>
>>>>> Put out the fire or explore and correct the behaviours?
>>>>>
>>>> After putting out the fire then educate the child in correct behavior.
>>>> Maybe tell the child to not touch matches, I wouldn't tell everyone in
>>>> the house that they were not to touch matches.
>>>>
>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>
>>>> Find an example that supports your position.
>>>>
>>>>> "RD (The Sandman)" <rdsandman(spamlock)@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:Xns9A3E5E3F4B53ESandman@216.196.97.136...
>>>>>> "robw" <noddy093@comcast.net> wrote in
>>>>>> news:qKidndnK_bxxyTfanZ2dnUVZ_qOdnZ2d@comcast.com:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Waking up and not having to read another story about a six year old
>>> kid
>>>>>>> getting caught in the crossfire of illegal guns will make me very
>>>>>> happy.
>>>>>>> Yes.
>>>>>> It would make me happy too. So why not address the problem of the
>>>>>> criminal?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "RD (The Sandman)" <rdsandman(spamlock)@comcast.net> wrote in
> message
>>>>>>> news:Xns9A3C99E765AEASandman@216.196.97.136...
>>>>>>>> "robw" <noddy093@comcast.net> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:mbWdnYEJ7JX5ZDTanZ2dnUVZ_qKdnZ2d@comcast.com:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> One handgun a month.
>>>>>>>> Nice trite saying. The words themselves must really make you feel
>>>>>>>> comfortable.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> RD (The Sandman)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> War is absolute hell.....but to give in
>>>>>>>> to terrorism is much, much worse
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> RD (The Sandman)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> War is absolute hell.....but to give in
>>>>>> to terrorism is much, much worse
>>>
>
>
> So you came up small too, huh?
>
You come up large when equating children and matches with criminals and
guns?
>
> "Magus" <nope@noway.net> wrote in message
> news%4rj.82499$rc2.77280@bignews1.bellsouth.net...
>> robw wrote:
>>> Nice try, but I'm not for banning guns. There's not one thing I've said
> to
>>> that effect.
>>>
>>> If I really believed that all guns should be banned I'd be part of a
> group
>>> that wants to do that. As I've explained, I've been offered a chance to
> join
>>> such groups and turned them down.
>>>
>>> You really need to dial 1-800-Clue.
>>>
>> I run that hotline, you should call it sometime.
>>
>> We're not the ones equating children and matches with criminals and guns.
>>
>>
>>> "Magus" <nope@noway.net> wrote in message
>>> news:I53rj.93637$K27.56485@bignews6.bellsouth.net...
>>>> robw wrote:
>>>>> You have friends over for dinner who have two kids. The adults are
>>> upstairs
>>>>> while the kids are down in the family room playing XBox. One of the
> kids
>>>>> picks up a pack of matches, lights one, freaks and tosses it resulting
>>> in
>>>>> the drapes catching fire.
>>>>>
>>>>> What would you do first?
>>>>>
>>>> Put out the fire, I wouldn't try to ban matches.
>>>>
>>>>> Put out the fire or explore and correct the behaviours?
>>>>>
>>>> After putting out the fire then educate the child in correct behavior.
>>>> Maybe tell the child to not touch matches, I wouldn't tell everyone in
>>>> the house that they were not to touch matches.
>>>>
>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>
>>>> Find an example that supports your position.
>>>>
>>>>> "RD (The Sandman)" <rdsandman(spamlock)@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:Xns9A3E5E3F4B53ESandman@216.196.97.136...
>>>>>> "robw" <noddy093@comcast.net> wrote in
>>>>>> news:qKidndnK_bxxyTfanZ2dnUVZ_qOdnZ2d@comcast.com:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Waking up and not having to read another story about a six year old
>>> kid
>>>>>>> getting caught in the crossfire of illegal guns will make me very
>>>>>> happy.
>>>>>>> Yes.
>>>>>> It would make me happy too. So why not address the problem of the
>>>>>> criminal?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "RD (The Sandman)" <rdsandman(spamlock)@comcast.net> wrote in
> message
>>>>>>> news:Xns9A3C99E765AEASandman@216.196.97.136...
>>>>>>>> "robw" <noddy093@comcast.net> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:mbWdnYEJ7JX5ZDTanZ2dnUVZ_qKdnZ2d@comcast.com:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> One handgun a month.
>>>>>>>> Nice trite saying. The words themselves must really make you feel
>>>>>>>> comfortable.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> RD (The Sandman)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> War is absolute hell.....but to give in
>>>>>>>> to terrorism is much, much worse
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> RD (The Sandman)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> War is absolute hell.....but to give in
>>>>>> to terrorism is much, much worse
>>>
>
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