Hello Richard,   
      
    >> The bitch is a hypocrite. She has a carry permit issued to her personally.   
    >> Let me know when she give up her fire arms.   
      
    RM>> I have a carry permit as well along with several pistols. No assault   
    RM>> rifles though. The two do not have to go together.   
      
   RW>I support open carry myself, imho an armed society is a   
   RW>polite society.   
      
   Japan is an armed society.  The UK is an armed society.  China is   
   an armed society.  In fact, Beijing is reputed to be the safest city   
   in the world.  And so is London.  And Tokyo.  And many other cities   
   throughout the world.  However, the one thing that is common with all   
   those cities is that ownership guns are banned.  Not just assault   
   weapons, but pretty much all guns (staple guns might be an exception).   
      
   Many American tourists have visited China.  And the one thing that   
   Americans find amazing is how amazingly friendly the Chinese people   
   are.  Especially their friendliness towards Americans.   
      
   The same thing with Japanese.  The first thing that happens when   
   you go to a Japanese restaurant is a very nice-looking Japanese lady   
   comes up to you and offers to take off your shoes.  And then she   
   escorts you to a table and gives you a bowl of rice.  And that is   
   before she asks you what you want.  Now that is what you call service.   
   Of course, there are no chairs by the table so you have to sit on the   
   floor and cross your legs.  And then learn how to pick up the rice   
   with two little sticks.  But hey.  Japanese understand how clumsy   
   Americans are, and in the most friendliest of ways she smiles, points   
   her finger at him, and says "Guy - JIN! Guy - JIN!" while everybody   
   else in restaurant roars with laughter.   
      
   And lets not forget about Vietnamese.  Vietnamese are most friendliest   
   people of all time.  Very wealthy now, after winning American war.   
   No guns for Vietnamese.  First thing they find when coming to America   
   is shrimp boat.  Entire Vietnamese family live on shrimp boat.  Paid   
   for by rich uncle everybody call Sam.  Not only get boat from Sam, but   
   also free food.  Not to mention small business loan never have to pay   
   back.  No need for guns with friendly Sam.  He give even without asking.   
   Anyway, Bill Gates like Vietnamese so much he decide to be like Sam   
   and give computers away.  But only in Vietnam since Vietnamese already   
   have computers in America.   
      
   Houston try to get Olympics.   
   Beijing is awarded Olympics.   
      
   Chicago try to get Olympics.   
   London is awarded Olympics.   
      
   New Orleans try to get Olympics.   
   Might even get it if Olympic Committee   
   get LANOI airport confused with HANOI.   
      
   RW>yEt I also support an assault weapons ban.  A functional   
   RW>illiterate with a backwards baseball cap and a third grade   
   RW>education does not need to be wielding a weapon which can   
   RW>kill an innocent person a block away because it doesn't   
   RW>have the sense to control its weapon.   
      
   Drug dealers love assault weapons.  Very effective   
   killing other drug dealers (mostly in Mexico).  Other   
   criminals also like assault weapons.  As well as nutjobs.   
   Assualt weapons are not used for hunting.  They are used   
   for killing people.  As such, those weapons should be   
   banned.  And not just in this country.   
      
   RW>But, imho an armed society is a polite society.   
      
   Armed with what?  Are knives sufficient?  What about bows and arrows?   
   How far should we go in banning weapons?  I am not against ownership   
   of guns.  I own several guns.  None of them assault weapons, as I can   
   find no need or purpose for owning one.   
      
   And it is not only a question as to what guns should be allowed for   
   purchase, but also who should be allowed to own those guns.  The fellow   
   who kiilled those school children and adults in Connecticut had some   
   very real mental problems, and it was only a matter of time until he   
   went ballistic.  All the signs were there that something bad would   
   happen.  And nobody did a thing.  Not even his mother (who is among   
   the dead).   
      
   Rw>But, military style weapons in the hands of the untrained should be   
   RW>banned imho.  That's reasonable.   
      
   Military weapons are very tightly controlled, as they should be.   
   Assault weapons should be banned, as they once were, so that even   
   those who are trained would not be able to purchase them.  How   
   did the guy who killed all those school children get a hold of   
   the rifle and two handguns he had with him?  By breaking into   
   the cabinet holding those guns and killing his mother.  It was   
   his mother who had purchased the guns and ammo.  Not the guy who   
   did the shootings.   
      
   RW>But, having a carry permit and supporting an assault weapons ban   
   RW>doesn't make one a hypocrite, at least if one has a functioning   
   RW>brain.   
      
   "Don't mess with Texans!" - Houston Texans football fan   
      
   --Lee   
      
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