OT Canadian Gun Control

"Carl Nisarel" <hostlbuddha@postmaster.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Bjórrúnar skaltu Scott rista --
>
> > "Carl Nisarel" <hostlbuddha@postmaster.co.uk> wrote in
> >> Bjórrúnar skaltu Scott rista --
> >>
> >> > I can, however, find literally hundreds of instances
> >> > where people from Canada bash us over our guns.
> >>
> >> Let's start with John Lott's Op-Ed in the National Post in
> >> Canada.
> >>
> >> I can point to thousands of instances where US citizens
> >> complain about Canadian viewpoints on guns in Canada.
> >
> > OK, show me a couple.
>
> http://www.americandaily.com/article/1340
> http://www.gunowners.org/a042704.htm
> http://www.gunowners.org/op0349.htm
> http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopel121202.asp
> http://www.crpa.org/pressrls051502.html
> http://www.nraila.org/Issues/Articles/Read.aspx?ID=4

I don't see those as complaining, merely stating fact, and the fact is that
Canada's ill conceived and poorly reasoned attempt at gun control are a
shining example of why such legislation is a joke.

http://www.gunowners.org/a042704.htm this one is actually a complaint, and
I will concede to it.

Now, search the archives for rec.scuba and find me an instance of any of the
US readers telling you what to do in Canada, as compared to Canadians
bitching at the US over gun issues.

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 07:15:27 -0700, "Scott" <scottk@localaxes.com>
wrote:

>
>"Mike from Ottawa" <mev@tika_CANOE_.ca> wrote in message
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>
>> Hmmm, I don't have the same reaction.
>>
>> Fact is that there are a lot of hunters in Canada, and a
>> correspondingly large number of hunting rifles. Go figure.
>>
>> I have no problem with intelligent gun control. Most people I know
>> don't like the idea of kooks acquiring guns, nor people carrying
>> concealed weapons, nor owning semi or fully automatic weapons. OTOH,
>> the gun registry has been a total waste of money and doesn't really
>> protect anyone.
>>
>> Gun control is a national choice. Canadians simply have no right to
>> tell the US anything about guns. It just ain't our business.
>
>Buy the man a beer.
>

Okay, but somebody needs to buy Adam a clue.

--
dillon

When I was a kid, I thought the angel's name was Hark
and the horse's name was Bob.

"Dillon Pyron" <dmpyronINVALID@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Okay, but somebody needs to buy Adam a clue.

I paid for a double at the clue bar, but he doesn't drink.

Bjórrúnar skaltu Scott rista --

> Now, search the archives for rec.scuba and find me an
> instance of any of the US readers telling you what to do in
> Canada, as compared to Canadians bitching at the US over
> gun issues.

Where did I limit my claim to this newsgroup?

"Carl Nisarel" <hostlbuddha@postmaster.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Bjórrúnar skaltu Scott rista --
>
> > Now, search the archives for rec.scuba and find me an
> > instance of any of the US readers telling you what to do in
> > Canada, as compared to Canadians bitching at the US over
> > gun issues.
>
> Where did I limit my claim to this newsgroup?

Never said you did. I brought it up because it is an issue here. Hence our
interchange.

I have a number of good friends in Canada, and we don't discuss guns, unless
they come down here and I take them out shooting.

Bjórrúnar skaltu Scott rista --

> I have a number of good friends in Canada, and we don't
> discuss guns, unless they come down here and I take them
> out shooting.

As a US Citizen living in Canada, I am quite familiar with the
constant and continual complaints by US citizens regarding
Canadian gun laws.

I was just at the border last week and a hunter from the US was
screaming at the customs agent about his, now confiscated,
guns.

"Carl Nisarel" <hostlbuddha@postmaster.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Bjórrúnar skaltu Scott rista --
>
> > I have a number of good friends in Canada, and we don't
> > discuss guns, unless they come down here and I take them
> > out shooting.
>
> As a US Citizen living in Canada, I am quite familiar with the
> constant and continual complaints by US citizens regarding
> Canadian gun laws.
>
> I was just at the border last week and a hunter from the US was
> screaming at the customs agent about his, now confiscated,
> guns.

Thanks for making my point.

Bjórrúnar skaltu Scott rista --

> "Carl Nisarel" <hostlbuddha@postmaster.co.uk> wrote in
>> Bjórrúnar skaltu Scott rista --
>>
>> > I have a number of good friends in Canada, and we don't
>> > discuss guns, unless they come down here and I take them
>> > out shooting.
>>
>> As a US Citizen living in Canada, I am quite familiar with
>> the constant and continual complaints by US citizens
>> regarding Canadian gun laws.
>>
>> I was just at the border last week and a hunter from the
>> US was screaming at the customs agent about his, now
>> confiscated, guns.
>
> Thanks for making my point.

That's an interesting way of pulling a McNamara.

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 07:15:27 -0700, "Scott" <scottk@localaxes.com>
wrote:

>
>"Mike from Ottawa" <mev@tika_CANOE_.ca> wrote in message
>news:cdnhg092pqu7rmdt0lr5q067d1phv9gcfd@4ax.com.. .
>
>> Hmmm, I don't have the same reaction.
>>
>> Fact is that there are a lot of hunters in Canada, and a
>> correspondingly large number of hunting rifles. Go figure.
>>
>> I have no problem with intelligent gun control. Most people I know
>> don't like the idea of kooks acquiring guns, nor people carrying
>> concealed weapons, nor owning semi or fully automatic weapons. OTOH,
>> the gun registry has been a total waste of money and doesn't really
>> protect anyone.
>>
>> Gun control is a national choice. Canadians simply have no right to
>> tell the US anything about guns. It just ain't our business.
>
>Buy the man a beer.

Shit, Scott, we never agree on anything! I'd better take you up on
the beer before you change your mind. Sleeman's, Boddington's,
Smithwick's or Kilkenny. Very cold. Second round's on me.

---
Mike from Ottawa

"Mike from Ottawa" <mev@tika_CANOE_.ca> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 07:15:27 -0700, "Scott" <scottk@localaxes.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Mike from Ottawa" <mev@tika_CANOE_.ca> wrote in message
> >news:cdnhg092pqu7rmdt0lr5q067d1phv9gcfd@4ax.com.. .
> >
> >> Hmmm, I don't have the same reaction.
> >>
> >> Fact is that there are a lot of hunters in Canada, and a
> >> correspondingly large number of hunting rifles. Go figure.
> >>
> >> I have no problem with intelligent gun control. Most people I know
> >> don't like the idea of kooks acquiring guns, nor people carrying
> >> concealed weapons, nor owning semi or fully automatic weapons. OTOH,
> >> the gun registry has been a total waste of money and doesn't really
> >> protect anyone.
> >>
> >> Gun control is a national choice. Canadians simply have no right to
> >> tell the US anything about guns. It just ain't our business.
> >
> >Buy the man a beer.
>
> Shit, Scott, we never agree on anything!

Thats not true at all.

=

> I'd better take you up on
> the beer before you change your mind. Sleeman's, Boddington's,
> Smithwick's or Kilkenny. Very cold. Second round's on me.

Barkeep, a pitcher please.