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Should Cyclists Pack Guns?
M. MacDonald wrote:
think that's what he meant by "more eventful(less)." He did say the motorcyclists bother them (i.e ranchers and farmers) less since they all go by in 15 minutes and it doesn't require them to stay off the road all day so the bicyclists can ride 3-4 abreast all over the roadway like they normally do around here. They don't like riding in their "exclusive lanes" because of stickers, so they ride in the car track areas of the main roadway. No wonder some get run over. Mack In response to a previous post of yours, bicyclists don't pay registration fees or need licenses because they do little damage to other people, the roads, or the environment. And quit complaining. If you don't like paying, just ride a bicycle. It's free for anyone. Many bicyclists don't want "exclusive lanes." We're usually OK with generously sharing a part of OUR standard lane with faster motorists. Yes, the vehicle operator in front, including bicycle drivers, can claim it's their lane. Bicycle lanes reduce bicyclists' space, get filled with debris, and are first a benefit to motorists for easier passing, and secondly a benefit to some bicyclists who are fearful of overtaking traffic. I don't have difficulty dealing with bicyclists when I drive my car or motorcycle. But apparently inept drivers do. Are you inept? Wayne |
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donquijote1954 wrote:
Still Bush defends the right to bear arms EVEN as President George Bush told the nation he was praying for the victims, and that the killings in a place of learning would affect "every American classroom and community", a White House official said Mr Bush continued to believe in the "right to bear arms". Naaaa, guns are fun. Everybody should have one. Regular people should be allowed to carry firearms if they want to--*nothing* ruins a criminal's day faster than an armed victim. ----------- Here's a fun question (totally off-topic for this newsgroup)--narcotics are already illegal in the USA and criminals don't have any problem getting them; what makes you think that declaring guns illegal will get rid of guns? Anti-gun activists are (a few) liars and (the rest) fools. Anyone telling you that they're going to *take* *away* some of your rights to *protect* you is a liar--and if you believe it, you're a fool. Two of the classic high-crime areas in the US are NYC and Washington DC--and both of those places have handgun bans in effect..... Come to think of it, narcotics is illegal in NYC and DC too, and guess what? ~ |
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we are #1in gun violence
On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:08:32 GMT, Outback Jon
wrote: wrote: On 19 Apr 2007 13:33:35 -0700, donquijote1954 U.S. is one of the few countries that seems collectively unwilling and politically incapable of doing anything serious to stop such things happening again."The slayings Monday at Virginia Tech reinforced a perception that in the U.S., it is "as easy to buy weapons as a loaf of bread," in the words of one Russian woman on a Moscow street. "Any Well, THAT settles it ! If some random whore walking the street in Moscow says 'It's like such and such in America', it must be true ! Besides, anyone else remember the stories of how difficult it was to buy a loaf of bread in the old Soviet Union? I heard it was pretty easy, as long as you didn't mind standing in line for 4 days for 1/4 loaf of week old bread, and your sister was sleeping with the local Commisar :-) -- Click here every day to feed an animal that needs you today !!! http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/ Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.' 'With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.' HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's Free demo now available online http://pmilligan.net/palm/ |
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writes: On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:23:37 -0700, (Tom Keats) wrote: In article . com, donquijote1954 writes: Hey, we get screamed at, doored at, spitted upon, pushed around and even killed, isn't it time we enjoy the same benefits as other Americans? When is a cyclist going into a rage and mow down all those careless SUV drivers who make us feel worthless? I think you'll find your feelings of worthlessness are rooted within. having a gun won't fix that, any more than will driving a motor vehicle, getting drunk, or any combination of the above. Imagine this scenario: You get hit and as you roll down the pavement you draw and... 1) drop the gun, causing it to uncontrolledly discharge You're thinking of yourself last Saturday night. Last Saturday night I was riding my bicycle around (unarmed), to destinations where I became engaged in more creative and sociable forms of debauchery. I wasn't in anybody's way -- drivers could easily pass me -- but just because I was there on a bicycle, I wouldn't be surprised if I was cussed-out by some drivers for "being in the way." The thought of shooting anybody didn't enter my mind, as per usual. I don't wanna hurt anybody. That's why I ride a bike instead of driving a car. Guns dont' work that way. It's an old, inherited, single-action revolver, with the hammer stupidly sitting on a loaded chamber. Squirt-gun "wars" on bikes can be kinda fun. Especially on hot summer days. Actually, on hot summer days I'm not above requesting people washing their cars on the curbside to give me a squirt from their garden hoses as I ride by, and they often gladly oblige. It's quite refreshing. Especially after a bunch of urban hill climbing, like escaping from New Westminster BC. -- Nothing is safe from me. Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca |
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Just A User wrote:
Curtis L. Russell wrote: On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:51:02 -0400, Just A User wrote: Upon mentioning VA Tech, I have to put in my two cents, Cho was a wack job, but personally I think the right to bear arm part of the constitution needs to be re thought. In countries, such as the U.K. where gun control laws are very strict, they don't have incidents like those at the campus on Monday. Well, actually they do, but not in the quantity that the U.S. has, and they seem to be somewhat less successful, even if the intent was there. There have been incidents in Germany and Scotland and several in Canada. Starting this thread - often initiated by those who like to tell everyone what they will do to this driver or another - is pretty much stupid. Doing it today is what makes it tasteless to boot. Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels... I agree it's pretty tasteless, as I pointed out, until all guns are banned and destroyed, these types of events will happen, but until that time comes, control is the key. Ken Curious, how would one go about "banning" guns? They are very easy to manufacture. One might be able to stop the legitimate production, but one will never stop criminal production by the enactment of any laws. So, we're back to only law-abiding people complying and the criminal elements still armed. That doesn't make any sense to me. |
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Brent P wrote:
In article , Just A User wrote: Upon mentioning VA Tech, I have to put in my two cents, Cho was a wack job, but personally I think the right to bear arm part of the constitution needs to be re thought. In countries, such as the U.K. where gun control laws are very strict, they don't have incidents like those at the campus on Monday. 1) They do. 2) Crime is up, as citizens cannot defend themselves. The criminals if they don't have guns just use other weapons. 3) The UK government is becoming more controling. Recent legislative activity in the UK includes having government employees busting into people's homes to take items equal in value to any fines (such as parking tickets) owed to the government. Gun bans increase crime by making working conditions safe for criminals. Allowing people to carry guns decreases crime by making working conditions unsafe for criminals. In the same part of the country there was another school shooting prior to this one, except in that case students went and got their guns from their cars and ended it at 3 dead. Relying on the police to do something hours later is folly and bans will never keep the guns out of the hands of someone bent on doing something. I suppose one could make the case that if only a couple of the students in those classrooms were packing heat (legally registered to carry a concealed weapon), the outcome would likely have been quite different. The fight would certainly have been more fair! |
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we are #1in gun violence
On 19 Apr 2007 16:45:34 -0700, Larry Bud
wrote: "The U.S. is not the only country in which random acts of gun violence have erupted in seemingly everyday circumstances to destroy lives, families and communities," said Britain's Guardian newspaper. "But the U.S. is one of the few countries that seems collectively unwilling and politically incapable of doing anything serious to stop such things happening again."The slayings Monday at Virginia Tech reinforced a perception that in the U.S., it is "as easy to buy weapons as a loaf of bread," in the words of one Russian woman on a Moscow street. "Any madman can get hold of a gun," said Natalya Ivanova, a 22-year-old secretary. The murder rate outside of the inner cities in the US is very close to the murder rate in Britain, and the inner cities are usually the areas with the most constrictive gun laws. Gee, would this relate to the statistics that "black men are more at risk of being shot than any other group" ? To which the media always fail to add the reality ".... shot by other black men, typically over 'turf', drugs, gangs, and money". -- Click here every day to feed an animal that needs you today !!! http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/ Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.' 'With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.' HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's Free demo now available online http://pmilligan.net/palm/ |
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Olebiker wrote:
On Apr 19, 12:52 pm, (Brent P) wrote: 1) They do. 2) Crime is up, as citizens cannot defend themselves. The criminals if they don't have guns just use other weapons. 3) The UK government is becoming more controling. Recent legislative activity in the UK includes having government employees busting into people's homes to take items equal in value to any fines (such as parking tickets) owed to the government. I rather appreciate a comment often attributed to Benjamin Franklin: "He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security" Are you sure it was Ben Franklin? It was definitely one of the framers, but I thought it was someone else that made this statement. |
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"donquijote1954" wrote in message ups.com... "should cyclists pack guns" This one does when the situation to need one might exist, and I do it legally. But I'm not crazy and obsessed like Donquijote and would never think about opening fire on a big bad evil SUV. |
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On Apr 19, 7:45 pm, Larry Bud wrote:
"The U.S. is not the only country in which random acts of gun violence have erupted in seemingly everyday circumstances to destroy lives, families and communities," said Britain's Guardian newspaper. "But the U.S. is one of the few countries that seems collectively unwilling and politically incapable of doing anything serious to stop such things happening again."The slayings Monday at Virginia Tech reinforced a perception that in the U.S., it is "as easy to buy weapons as a loaf of bread," in the words of one Russian woman on a Moscow street. "Any madman can get hold of a gun," said Natalya Ivanova, a 22-year-old secretary. The murder rate outside of the inner cities in the US is very close to the murder rate in Britain, and the inner cities are usually the areas with the most constrictive gun laws. ^ restrictive ? Good. Quarantine the inner cities , have custom checks and body searches on everyone entering or leaving the inner cities and get back to us. The arguement is idiotic. If I can buy a gun in Virginia or Maryland and take the Metro back to DC. then the law is useless. John Kane, Kingston ON Canada |
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