"Lena B Katz" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 8 Mar 2005, TheAlligator wrote:
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>> 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

(From a different guy)
I don't think you're an idiot, but you might need to slow down a bit before
you write.

1) "just don't try using guns to defend yourself". That's a silly
generalization.
2) You suggest sound grenades. That's ridiculous. If you could get them
easily, half the country's teenagers would be deaf by now.
3) Your line of sight comment assumes you have a choice of how you're going
to be threatened. And, are you suggesting some sort of weapon that works
around corners?
4) If you are, in fact, in a situation where a handgun is your only option,
then by definition, you have no choice but to draw the gun and muster
everything you've learned from practicing.
5) Your typing gives me a headache. Throw in some capital letters and proper
punctuation, for the good of the world.