On Tue, 8 Mar 2005, TheAlligator wrote:

> Lena B Katz > wrote:
>> just don't try using guns to defend yourself... it is _such_ a bad idea.
>> if people want to use stuff to defend themselves, there are more practical
>> ideas (like sound grenades).
>>
>> never try to defend yourself with something that requires line-of-sight.
>> in most situations, you're lucky if you have _awareness_ of an attack,
>> before it occurs, let alone time enough to "point, aim, shoot"
>>
>> lena
>>
>> guns are offensive weapons.
> Nothing personal, but I don't like you very much. You sound like an
> idiot.

you walk different streets, you learn different lessons. I enjoy passing
on a bit of knowledge that I've learned. If you don't want to learn,
that's fine with me.

but why does a good knowledge of the strategic limitations of a gun make
me sound like an idiot?

Lena