A Usenet persona calling itself Tinkerntom wrote:
Wolfgang wrote:
"Scott Weiser" wrote in message
...
...it is functionally
impossible, anywhere in the world, to have a community without
guns...
Hm.....
Gonna have to stop doing volunteer work at the orphanage, the
convent, and
the Buddhist temple.
Wolfgang
ducking and covering. 
I am surprised that Scott has let you slide this long on this one.
I had an all-day meeting on the New Zealand mudsnail, an invasive exotic
found recently in Boulder Creek in the reach that includes my property. More
to come on that.
Maybe cause you let me slide on something ealier. Naw, no chance!
I commend you for you charity work, however the above do not represent
a community. Only a small fraction of a community, as there are
households without guns in possession, all are under hopefully the
protective umbrella of those police officer and military who do carry
firearms.
And, under the umbrella of protection provided by the fact that one's
neighbors might have guns. That's one of the best things about concealed
carry laws...criminals become very afraid because they donąt know if the
next grandma they try to rob might be packing. Thus, even those who don't
own guns benefit directly from gun ownership in their communities.
This can be proven by asking your local anti-gun nut if they are willing to
post a large sign on their front lawn proudly proclaiming "This house is GUN
FREE!" I haven't found one yet that'll put their money where their mouth is.
Obviously the Tibetan Buddist in their isolation from the
rest of the real world, found that all military possession of firearms
is not benevolent, and certainly not something that can be separated
from in isolation. Same with orphanages and convents, they may not have
a firearm in their possession, but there is more than likely one in th
vicinity.
Yup.
I hate being a pragmatist sometimes, but I found that utopian ideology
left me feeling very vulnerable. Sorry about bursting your bubble. TnT
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