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 From: penny@pen.rhys 
  
 On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 01:46:48 GMT, LC@dinkerson.com (Ladies Choice) 
 wrote: 
  
 >In article , penny@pen.rhys 
 says... 
 >> 
 >>Actually, I just meant that guns were useless inasmuch as they had no 
 >>other uses than to kill and maim.   The purpose of target shooting is 
 >>to become more proficient at using guns with live bullets.  But in the 
 >>final analysis  target shooting does not express the "intrinsic " 
 >>purpose of a gun which is to kill and maim. 
 >> 
 > 
 >There's another popular sport where they do a 'quick-draw' competition like 
 in 
 >the old west.  They use blanks but they have to use real guns. 
  
  
 I've often wondered why they don't use blanks in target practice 
 rather than live bullets. 
  
 Penny 
  
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