Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jon has a right to his opinion. Jon and I are certainly not the only gun owners in the LUG As a Vice President of a gun manufacturer, I differ with MOST of his posts but that is what this country is all about Never been hunting (would love to hunt for a wild turkey someday). Only thing I ever killed was a squirrel during my driving test Did have a bit of fun when my 16 year old daughter went to the winter formal with a young man and I gave him my biz card because it has my cell on it...his eyes got huge and he stammered that "She'll be home by midnight, sir." Respectful young man... I started this thread with my opinion. We need to talk about this as a nation I was on a date Wednesday when the "what do you do" bit came up. Usually I say I am one of three principals in a a manufacturer, the the governor game me an award for creating family wage manufacturing jobs (true), that H2 History Channel did a show on us because we make an interesting product in the US (true) and leave it at the during the first date... She pushed I said I misread my Shakespeare thought it said "Get thee to a gunnery (nunnery)" She was beyond horrified (anyone know any creative, fun, whimsical 35-54 single women in Portland metro area let me know) Whatever. The fully auto versions of my guns (Military and Law Enforcement) are essentially portable Vulcan systems for terminal defence. Being on the other end was a really bad career choice. I sleep fine and have little sympathy for pirates or terrorists. But I am bothered by how little mental health support we provide here in the US...was driving home in January (ironically from getting an award for getting he guns peaceable out ot the PDX Occupy Camp...a "bum" (sorry PC folk) was drunk (sorry PC folk) wearing dark clothes crossing in a dark section of Macadam at 730 or so in the rain. A 47 yar old mother with her 15 year old daughter in the passenger seat hit (and killed) the man. I put the Subaru on the sidewalk, grabbed a handful of flares and the Czech Army Battle First Aid Kit. His torso was Jello (Dodge Durango impact speed 47mph) he was choking 911 said turn his head and clear airway, I objected they said do it...I did he died. He was really dead when hit...I was stuck there for hours...and during those hours there was NO ONE that came to help the mother or daughter. No social worker at all (I finally dragged a friend out of bed and she came down hours later) we need to help prople My 2 cents Mark On Dec 15, 2012, at 6:02 PM, jon.streeter wrote: > So now we're into the ad hominem part, I see. In a discussion in which > people disagree, you can always tell when people run out of facts because > they start talking about each other. > > I have not made fun of or insulted anybody. I'm dismayed to see others do > not feel bound by the same high standards. > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Douglas Barry" <imra at iol.ie> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Just Sitting > Date: Sat, Dec 15, 2012 4:51 pm > > > "Gerry Walden" <gerry.walden at me.com> wrote >> New from the streets of Southampton: >> >> http://gerrywalden.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Street-Photography/G0000lsOBsEH5Wg4/I000048C9GInXyCg >> > > Southampton's new Concealed Carry laws seem to be working.... > Bet they're waiting for Jon Streeter to show up, but my money's on > Streeter. He just seems to shoot from the hip :-) > > Packs a Verison 44 Magnum, I believe > > Douglas > _________ > Douglas Barry > Bray, Co. Wicklow > Republic of Ireland > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information