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![]() "F.O.A.D." wrote in message ... On 6/12/13 6:20 PM, Eisboch wrote: "F.O.A.D." wrote in message ... On 6/12/13 4:57 PM, jps wrote: I don't mind those who own guns responsibly and I suspect the gun nuts in rec.boats are responsible. What irks the **** out of me is when responsible owners start talking about gun rights. As if they were more important than any other right, including safety of the general population from an over abundance of guns that make it out into the streets and promote violence and easy answers to hard problems. These jerks would give up all their rights to privacy, search and seizure, free speech and whatever else as long as they can keep there little dick extensions. Meanwhile, the country's kids are at risk from idiots who can't manage to keep their guns locked up. There's no question that discussions about guns brings some really crazy people out of the woodwork. To be involved on an issue where the others on your side include the likes of Wayne LaPierre, the new crazyman who is the head of the NRA and, of course, Ted Nugent, would make many rational people get themselves "uninvolved." --------------------------------------------- I recently heard about a proposal in some California location to add a "gun safety" course to the curriculum in a charter school system. My knee jerk reaction was that it was a stupid idea but then I thought about it some more. It seems that school systems in general have had to take on the responsibility of educating youth in all types of subjects that are not related directly to academics and that in past generations were handled by parents. Since firearms and their use are so prevalent in our society, why shouldn't educating youth on their dangers and safe handling not be included? I took driver's education in Connecticut in 1964. One of the classroom instruction periods was conducted by a trooper from the CT State Police. He presented a movie (old fashioned projector back then) with some of the most horrific and gory images of people dismembered or having sustained horrible injuries or deaths due to car crashes, mostly due to speeding. I don't remember much of anything else specifically that was taught in classroom instruction of driver's ed but the images contained in that presentation remain fresh in my mind 47 years later. My conclusion was that as much as some would like, guns are not going to go away in our society. A little education never hurt anybody. I agree that it would be a good idea to have firearm safety offered, but not in the public schools and not by a political organization like the NRA. I think organizations like the Boy Scouts could do it, and even put on programs *in* the public schools, as a community service. Public school assets are already stretched very thin. Diverting any funds to pay for firearms safety courses means the teaching of basic educational skills and course in phys ed and the arts will suffer further. I don't recall a driver's ed program in high school, but that doesn't mean there wasn't one. I do remember a rather forward-thinking sex ed class and film in the 7th grade, taught by a nurse. ---------------------------------- Good points regarding the stretching of school assets and I agree the NRA should not be involved although promoting gun safety *was* the original and primary purpose of the NRA before guns became such a political issue. When I was a kid ... maybe 8 or 9 years old, I wanted a Daisy BB gun so bad I constantly bugged the heck out of my parents for one. Finally one Christmas morning, there it was. But my father spent hours with me on it's use, treating it like it was a Swedish Mauser or something. It was the type that you could load up the whole barrel with BBs that were sold in a little cardboard tube with a blue cardboard cap that converted into a funnel. The BBs were loaded through a little hole in the barrel. When full, the rifle was muzzle heavy as hell, and off into the woods I'd go to "hunt". (never shot anything) But it seems to me that I remember a Boy Scout meeting at which some representative gave a presentation on BB gun safety and also demonstrated some "real" rifles. I don't know who he was or what group he represented but it he could have very well been a representative of the NRA. This would be in the late 50's. |
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![]() "F.O.A.D." wrote in message ... I don't recall a driver's ed program in high school, but that doesn't mean there wasn't one. I do remember a rather forward-thinking sex ed class and film in the 7th grade, taught by a nurse. ------------------------------ BTW ... the driver's ed that I attended was by a private instructor, not through the Amity school system. I don't think they had it then. The classroom instruction was somewhere in downtown New Haven. |
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On 6/12/13 6:52 PM, Eisboch wrote:
"F.O.A.D." wrote in message ... I don't recall a driver's ed program in high school, but that doesn't mean there wasn't one. I do remember a rather forward-thinking sex ed class and film in the 7th grade, taught by a nurse. ------------------------------ BTW ... the driver's ed that I attended was by a private instructor, not through the Amity school system. I don't think they had it then. The classroom instruction was somewhere in downtown New Haven. My instructor was a guy with his own driver's ed business who happened to be an old friend of my father. I had been driving for years at the boat store and marina, in jeeps and trucks, all stick shifts. But you had to have a certificate from a driver's ed guy to get a license at the age of 16. I actually had never driven an automatic transmission car. I was picked up by the instructor in a post war plymouth or dodge with "fluid" drive for the DMV trip. |
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On Wednesday, June 12, 2013 6:44:26 PM UTC-4, Eisboch wrote:
"F.O.A.D." wrote in message ... On 6/12/13 6:20 PM, Eisboch wrote: "F.O.A.D." wrote in message ... On 6/12/13 4:57 PM, jps wrote: I don't mind those who own guns responsibly and I suspect the gun nuts in rec.boats are responsible. What irks the **** out of me is when responsible owners start talking about gun rights. As if they were more important than any other right, including safety of the general population from an over abundance of guns that make it out into the streets and promote violence and easy answers to hard problems. These jerks would give up all their rights to privacy, search and seizure, free speech and whatever else as long as they can keep there little dick extensions. Meanwhile, the country's kids are at risk from idiots who can't manage to keep their guns locked up. There's no question that discussions about guns brings some really crazy people out of the woodwork. To be involved on an issue where the others on your side include the likes of Wayne LaPierre, the new crazyman who is the head of the NRA and, of course, Ted Nugent, would make many rational people get themselves "uninvolved." --------------------------------------------- I recently heard about a proposal in some California location to add a "gun safety" course to the curriculum in a charter school system. My knee jerk reaction was that it was a stupid idea but then I thought about it some more. It seems that school systems in general have had to take on the responsibility of educating youth in all types of subjects that are not related directly to academics and that in past generations were handled by parents. Since firearms and their use are so prevalent in our society, why shouldn't educating youth on their dangers and safe handling not be included? I took driver's education in Connecticut in 1964. One of the classroom instruction periods was conducted by a trooper from the CT State Police. He presented a movie (old fashioned projector back then) with some of the most horrific and gory images of people dismembered or having sustained horrible injuries or deaths due to car crashes, mostly due to speeding. I don't remember much of anything else specifically that was taught in classroom instruction of driver's ed but the images contained in that presentation remain fresh in my mind 47 years later. My conclusion was that as much as some would like, guns are not going to go away in our society. A little education never hurt anybody. I agree that it would be a good idea to have firearm safety offered, but not in the public schools and not by a political organization like the NRA. I think organizations like the Boy Scouts could do it, and even put on programs *in* the public schools, as a community service. Public school assets are already stretched very thin. Diverting any funds to pay for firearms safety courses means the teaching of basic educational skills and course in phys ed and the arts will suffer further. I don't recall a driver's ed program in high school, but that doesn't mean there wasn't one. I do remember a rather forward-thinking sex ed class and film in the 7th grade, taught by a nurse. ---------------------------------- Good points regarding the stretching of school assets and I agree the NRA should not be involved although promoting gun safety *was* the original and primary purpose of the NRA before guns became such a political issue. When I was a kid ... maybe 8 or 9 years old, I wanted a Daisy BB gun so bad I constantly bugged the heck out of my parents for one. Finally one Christmas morning, there it was. But my father spent hours with me on it's use, treating it like it was a Swedish Mauser or something. It was the type that you could load up the whole barrel with BBs that were sold in a little cardboard tube with a blue cardboard cap that converted into a funnel. The BBs were loaded through a little hole in the barrel. When full, the rifle was muzzle heavy as hell, and off into the woods I'd go to "hunt". (never shot anything) But it seems to me that I remember a Boy Scout meeting at which some representative gave a presentation on BB gun safety and also demonstrated some "real" rifles. I don't know who he was or what group he represented but it he could have very well been a representative of the NRA. This would be in the late 50's. When I was in the Boy Scouts (many years ago), our troup went on a camping trip not far from my home. It was going to get cold that night, and my Dad (I'll always beleive at my Mom's insistence) drove out that afternoon with a blanket and some warmer clothes for me. To cover, he brought a couple of pistols and some ammo, and the whole troup took turns in getting some instruction from my Dad and shooting the creek bank. A great memory for me, and experience for us all. In these modern times, he'd end up on the nightly news. Sad, and indicative with what's wrong with our society. |
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says... On 6/12/2013 6:28 PM, BAR wrote: In article , says... On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 12:55:23 -0500, Boating All Out wrote: In article , says... On Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:23:56 -0400, Wayne B wrote: On Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:58:23 -0700, jps wrote: On Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:19:00 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:02:21 -0700, jps wrote: Ten people were hurt You understand you are the only troll here for about a week. Take it somewhere else. And miss out on all the fine posts about trailers and trucks? **** no, this is my home sweet home. ==== Trailers and trucks are at least related to towing boats which is a common and on-topic issue. Your anti gun screeds however are not, and this is most definitely not your home. Oh but it is Wayne. Just as much as it is yours. Boats and guns go together like beans and rice. I need a gun to protect my boat. Maybe lay off until the gun nuts start talking about their guns again. I suspect their gun talk offends you, and I'll tell you it offends me. I find all guns offensive unless it's mine. Talking about them in a public forum not meant for that sort of discussion is akin to talking about your masturbation habits. Gun nuts don't understand that, because they're gun nuts. An exception here would be an anti-pirate gun kept on the boat, for those who travel in pirate waters. Those bringing that up will be quickly told that pirates have more and bigger guns, so you'll probably just increase your chance of getting yourself killed. Of course the NRA would contest that, and say that simply having more guns aboard to equip everybody in your family/crew/squad is how it should be done to ward off the "bad guys." Maybe another "exception" would be an anti- shark gun kept on the boat, to which the answer would be don't swim with sharks, and don't shoot at sharks circling a swimmer. You might kill the swimmer, and if you blood the shark, you'll just attract more....sharks. I have no real problem ignoring the gun threads too often started here. I usually only respond when I feel like calling gun nuts trash, which is as it should be. They fully deserve it. I don't know why these guys get on your case for reporting news. They can ignore your posts. They don't. Their problem. But you might lay off until they start another of their gun jack off sessions, to see how long that lasts. Hypocrisy and faulty logic should be called out. So give them a chance to show it again. Makes for a more balanced circle of nonsense. If they want to talk about boats, nobody's stopping them. The news makes 'em feel bad about their love of guns. I don't mind those who own guns responsibly and I suspect the gun nuts in rec.boats are responsible. What irks the **** out of me is when responsible owners start talking about gun rights. As if they were more important than any other right, including safety of the general population from an over abundance of guns that make it out into the streets and promote violence and easy answers to hard problems. These jerks would give up all their rights to privacy, search and seizure, free speech and whatever else as long as they can keep there little dick extensions. Meanwhile, the country's kids are at risk from idiots who can't manage to keep their guns locked up. More people have died riding in a car with Ted Kennedy than have died from any firearms I may own. A responsible person doesn't kill, or cause the death of, an innocent young lady by leaving them to drown in a submerged car. If you want to talk about responsibility then talk about responsibility and not just aboue firearms. The "gun rights" are enshrined in the US Constitution. The police are not available to protect you and if you depend upon them to assist you, you may be dead before they ever get to your house. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/06/...s-to-new-york- citys-new-911-system/ Responsibility is letting little girls do the nasty and the next morning go buy a morning after pill. NO AGE RESTRICTIONS. Who was the bonehead that signed that into law, and why? I can see the autopsy report from Calvert County, child dies from complications of over the counter Plan B medication. |
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On 6/12/2013 5:44 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 6/12/13 4:57 PM, jps wrote: On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 12:55:23 -0500, Boating All Out wrote: In article , says... On Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:23:56 -0400, Wayne B wrote: On Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:58:23 -0700, jps wrote: On Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:19:00 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:02:21 -0700, jps wrote: Ten people were hurt You understand you are the only troll here for about a week. Take it somewhere else. And miss out on all the fine posts about trailers and trucks? **** no, this is my home sweet home. ==== Trailers and trucks are at least related to towing boats which is a common and on-topic issue. Your anti gun screeds however are not, and this is most definitely not your home. Oh but it is Wayne. Just as much as it is yours. Boats and guns go together like beans and rice. I need a gun to protect my boat. Maybe lay off until the gun nuts start talking about their guns again. I suspect their gun talk offends you, and I'll tell you it offends me. I find all guns offensive unless it's mine. Talking about them in a public forum not meant for that sort of discussion is akin to talking about your masturbation habits. Gun nuts don't understand that, because they're gun nuts. An exception here would be an anti-pirate gun kept on the boat, for those who travel in pirate waters. Those bringing that up will be quickly told that pirates have more and bigger guns, so you'll probably just increase your chance of getting yourself killed. Of course the NRA would contest that, and say that simply having more guns aboard to equip everybody in your family/crew/squad is how it should be done to ward off the "bad guys." Maybe another "exception" would be an anti- shark gun kept on the boat, to which the answer would be don't swim with sharks, and don't shoot at sharks circling a swimmer. You might kill the swimmer, and if you blood the shark, you'll just attract more....sharks. I have no real problem ignoring the gun threads too often started here. I usually only respond when I feel like calling gun nuts trash, which is as it should be. They fully deserve it. I don't know why these guys get on your case for reporting news. They can ignore your posts. They don't. Their problem. But you might lay off until they start another of their gun jack off sessions, to see how long that lasts. Hypocrisy and faulty logic should be called out. So give them a chance to show it again. Makes for a more balanced circle of nonsense. If they want to talk about boats, nobody's stopping them. The news makes 'em feel bad about their love of guns. I don't mind those who own guns responsibly and I suspect the gun nuts in rec.boats are responsible. What irks the **** out of me is when responsible owners start talking about gun rights. As if they were more important than any other right, including safety of the general population from an over abundance of guns that make it out into the streets and promote violence and easy answers to hard problems. These jerks would give up all their rights to privacy, search and seizure, free speech and whatever else as long as they can keep there little dick extensions. Meanwhile, the country's kids are at risk from idiots who can't manage to keep their guns locked up. There's no question that discussions about guns brings some really crazy people out of the woodwork. To be involved on an issue where the others on your side include the likes of Wayne LaPierre, the new crazyman who is the head of the NRA and, of course, Ted Nugent, would make many rational people get themselves "uninvolved." Yeah, but it's "your side" that keeps shoving it down our throats... |
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![]() Holy crap, I hope they all died.... get over it.. |
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On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:57:41 -0700, jps wrote:
On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 12:55:23 -0500, Boating All Out wrote: In article , says... On Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:23:56 -0400, Wayne B wrote: On Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:58:23 -0700, jps wrote: On Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:19:00 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:02:21 -0700, jps wrote: Ten people were hurt You understand you are the only troll here for about a week. Take it somewhere else. And miss out on all the fine posts about trailers and trucks? **** no, this is my home sweet home. ==== Trailers and trucks are at least related to towing boats which is a common and on-topic issue. Your anti gun screeds however are not, and this is most definitely not your home. Oh but it is Wayne. Just as much as it is yours. Boats and guns go together like beans and rice. I need a gun to protect my boat. Maybe lay off until the gun nuts start talking about their guns again. I suspect their gun talk offends you, and I'll tell you it offends me. I find all guns offensive unless it's mine. Talking about them in a public forum not meant for that sort of discussion is akin to talking about your masturbation habits. Gun nuts don't understand that, because they're gun nuts. An exception here would be an anti-pirate gun kept on the boat, for those who travel in pirate waters. Those bringing that up will be quickly told that pirates have more and bigger guns, so you'll probably just increase your chance of getting yourself killed. Of course the NRA would contest that, and say that simply having more guns aboard to equip everybody in your family/crew/squad is how it should be done to ward off the "bad guys." Maybe another "exception" would be an anti- shark gun kept on the boat, to which the answer would be don't swim with sharks, and don't shoot at sharks circling a swimmer. You might kill the swimmer, and if you blood the shark, you'll just attract more....sharks. I have no real problem ignoring the gun threads too often started here. I usually only respond when I feel like calling gun nuts trash, which is as it should be. They fully deserve it. I don't know why these guys get on your case for reporting news. They can ignore your posts. They don't. Their problem. But you might lay off until they start another of their gun jack off sessions, to see how long that lasts. Hypocrisy and faulty logic should be called out. So give them a chance to show it again. Makes for a more balanced circle of nonsense. If they want to talk about boats, nobody's stopping them. The news makes 'em feel bad about their love of guns. I don't mind those who own guns responsibly and I suspect the gun nuts in rec.boats are responsible. What irks the **** out of me is when responsible owners start talking about gun rights. As if they were more important than any other right, including safety of the general population from an over abundance of guns that make it out into the streets and promote violence and easy answers to hard problems. These jerks would give up all their rights to privacy, search and seizure, free speech and whatever else as long as they can keep there little dick extensions. Meanwhile, the country's kids are at risk from idiots who can't manage to keep their guns locked up. Are all gun owners 'gun nuts'? Why should not responsible owners have a desire to own their guns? As to 'privacy, search and seizure, free speech and whatever else', it seems the folks currently in power are doing their best to stomp on those rights also - or have you not noticed? Do female gun owners also worry about 'there' (sic) dick extensions? Meanwhile the country's kids are at risk from assholes who can't resist texting while driving. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
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On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:26:06 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 6/12/13 6:20 PM, Eisboch wrote: "F.O.A.D." wrote in message ... On 6/12/13 4:57 PM, jps wrote: I don't mind those who own guns responsibly and I suspect the gun nuts in rec.boats are responsible. What irks the **** out of me is when responsible owners start talking about gun rights. As if they were more important than any other right, including safety of the general population from an over abundance of guns that make it out into the streets and promote violence and easy answers to hard problems. These jerks would give up all their rights to privacy, search and seizure, free speech and whatever else as long as they can keep there little dick extensions. Meanwhile, the country's kids are at risk from idiots who can't manage to keep their guns locked up. There's no question that discussions about guns brings some really crazy people out of the woodwork. To be involved on an issue where the others on your side include the likes of Wayne LaPierre, the new crazyman who is the head of the NRA and, of course, Ted Nugent, would make many rational people get themselves "uninvolved." --------------------------------------------- I recently heard about a proposal in some California location to add a "gun safety" course to the curriculum in a charter school system. My knee jerk reaction was that it was a stupid idea but then I thought about it some more. It seems that school systems in general have had to take on the responsibility of educating youth in all types of subjects that are not related directly to academics and that in past generations were handled by parents. Since firearms and their use are so prevalent in our society, why shouldn't educating youth on their dangers and safe handling not be included? I took driver's education in Connecticut in 1964. One of the classroom instruction periods was conducted by a trooper from the CT State Police. He presented a movie (old fashioned projector back then) with some of the most horrific and gory images of people dismembered or having sustained horrible injuries or deaths due to car crashes, mostly due to speeding. I don't remember much of anything else specifically that was taught in classroom instruction of driver's ed but the images contained in that presentation remain fresh in my mind 47 years later. My conclusion was that as much as some would like, guns are not going to go away in our society. A little education never hurt anybody. I agree that it would be a good idea to have firearm safety offered, but not in the public schools and not by a political organization like the NRA. I think organizations like the Boy Scouts could do it, and even put on programs *in* the public schools, as a community service. Public school assets are already stretched very thin. Diverting any funds to pay for firearms safety courses means the teaching of basic educational skills and course in phys ed and the arts will suffer further. I don't recall a driver's ed program in high school, but that doesn't mean there wasn't one. I do remember a rather forward-thinking sex ed class and film in the 7th grade, taught by a nurse. FYI, one of my grandsons just earned his. He will be rewarded with the Marlin Glenfield 59C I've got in the closet. http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/...s/mb-RIFL.aspx John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
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