[Info-vax] Completely OT: Frank Lloyd Wright

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 10/26/2012 4:59 AM, JF Mezei wrote:
> On 12-10-25 21:58, David Froble wrote:
>
>> You may think guns are terrible, but in the three items above, in which
>> of them did the gun do something wrong?  None of them.  It was the nut
>> holding onto the gun.  Most likely an untrained nut.
>
> By that logic, every american should have a nuclear bomb in their
> basement to protect themselves in case canada or mexico invades. It
> isn't the bomb who will destroy the city, it will be the nutcase that
> detonates it from his basement when his wife gets mad at him for not
> taking out the garbage and he wants revenge so he presses the big red
> irrestible button.
>
> When you make it easy to kill someone, it takes far less to trigger a
> man's decision to kill.
>
> Just like credit cards allow women to buy shoes on impulse, guns make it
> very easy for men to shoot someone on impulse.  Just as not every women
> will succomb to the temptation to buy shoes, not every men will be
> tempted to kill on impulse.   But there are enough men who do get
> tempted that it is a serious problem when you make it so easy to kill
> with a clean, cheap, efficient, easy to use gun easily purchased at
> local corner stores.
>
> I bet there are more warnings on ladders than on guns. If ladder
> companies can get sued if someone misuses a ladder and falls to the
> ground, how come gun manufacturers never get sued when their equipment
> is misused and kills ?
>

Do you want to bring an action against the maker?  The seller?  I say
that the man who took the gun in hand and squeezed the trigger must be 
held responsible!.  We have laws in most states that regulate the sales
of guns and ammunition.  The Federal Government also exercises some
control on the sale of fire arms and ammunition.

ISTR that the Greenwich, Connecticut YMCA taught the handling and 
shooting of a .22 caliber rifle at paper targets with emphasis on
proper and safe handling of arms and ammunition. I looked forward
to this all year.