From:	Allen Versfeld moe@*******.com
Subject:	the value of education (OT-rant, long)
Date:	Thu, 15 Jul 1999 08:40:47 +0200

Michael & Linda Frankl wrote:
>
[snip]
> activities as my life is not that of a typical Shadowrunner. I am well
> versed in a martial art style and know full well that if someone pulls a
> gun/knife and I am leaving as fast as my body will propel me. First rule, to
> avoid a fight is the optimum method of victory.
>
Yes, I've always relied on those 2 most sublime of weapons - a swift
pair of legs ;-)

>
> Don't think that guns are the problem, there were lots of death dealing
> devices before they came along. People are people, some good and some bad.
> Ireland is a good example, first they threw rocks then lead. The weapon
> isn't the source of the problem it's just a manifestation of it.
>
Too true... Of course, my ideal society would then have to expand the
definition of gun to include *all* weapons. Which means, of course,
that anybody who owns a knife is breaking the law. Including anybody
who wants to eat with a knife and fork, hehe.

sigh. Looks like I can't win :-(

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Allen Versfeld
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