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 From: penny@pen.rhys 
  
 On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 05:26:34 GMT, Eric€  wrote: 
  
 >penny wrote . . . 
 >> On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:52:43 GMT, Eric€  wrote: 
 > 
 >> >So at the upcoming Winter Olympics what will the biathlon competitors be 
 >> >killing or maiming? 
 > 
 >> 
 >> Guns have no uses.  Target practice with guns whether it is for the 
 >> Winter Olympics or for a  get together in Farmer Joe's field is just 
 >> an exercise in becoming perfect in target shooting with I assume real 
 >> bullets. 
 > 
 >So you are advocating banning biathlon.  What about archery, or any 
 >other projection of a projectile? 
  
  
 Hey!  It's their choice, not mine. At least they are not shooting 
 people.  A bow and arrow is another shoot or kill object  with no 
 other uses . 
 > 
 >> It's a useless exercise unless you apply it to the uses of guns which 
 >> are: shoot or maim. 
 > 
 >Errrmmm . . . last time it was "kill or maim".  Big change there - no? 
  
  
 Picky! Picky! But you're right. I'll stick with "kill or maim". 
 > 
  
 >> In our society it could be keeping down pests 
 >> or animal popularions in over -populated areas, or defending yourself 
 >> if you live in an area which is a food chain for predatory animals. 
 > 
 >Areas aren't food chains. 
  
 How could they be ! . The food chains are the predatory animals all 
 preying on each other and on smaller animals and plants and if you 
 live on the fringe of an area filled with predatory animals you could 
 become part of that food chain  especially if you relied on some of 
 the animals in that area to survive. 
  
 > 
 >> Target practice is just learning to be proficient in the use of a gun. 
 >> But doing it if the gun is not going to be used for its intrinsic 
 >> purpose is a bit of a useless exercise because it produces NOTHING. 
 > 
 >Same as playing Tiddlywinks I guess. 
  
 The only difference is that Tiddlywinks can never kill and maim 
 someone.  You don't need to register tiddlywinks and license it's 
 owner. 
  
 >Or sending hundreds of posts a day 
 >to usenet.  Yet people do it nonetheless.  Right, Penny? 
  
 Again sending hundreds of posts a day to Usenet doesn't kill or maim 
 anyone. 
 > 
 >> Why not learn to play a musical instrument instead and produce 
 >> beautiful music that will have a calming and peaceful influence on 
 >> those around. 
 > 
 >I can shoot well & play guitar. 
  
 The one gives pleasure to people and the other one you can rarely use 
 to give pleasure. 
  
 > 
 >These activities aren't mutually exclusive.  People who hang out on 
 >usenet for hours & hours every day of the week are the ones who need 
 >help. 
 > 
 >Eric 
  
 What is your point! 
  
 Penny! 
  
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