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in article eVt3g.65691$VV4.1252074@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca, Brad P at
[email]bradp_xx@hotmail.com[/email] wrote on 4/25/06 11:30 AM:
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> "vlj" <v@l.j> wrote in message news:v9-dnR8Zuve90dPZ4p2dnA@comcast.com...[color=green]
>> Brad P sez:
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>>> Out of curiousity, why do you keep a handgun in your truck?[/color]
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>> Some folks, myself included, prefer 9mm over 911 ... much faster response.
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>> Good self defense to ya,
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> All I can say is I am glad I live in a place where hand guns are not the
> norm. Here in Newfoundland, you can count the number of gun-related
> homicides on 2-3 fingers in the round of a year. And count the number of
> homicides on one hand. Bowling for Columbine enlightening me on America's
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If I lived in a place like that I wouldn't carry, unless there were
dangerous animals about. But I don't. I live in America. I am one of the
good guys, raising sweet children with my lovely wife of almost 20 years.
It's my duty to be prepared to keep that dream intact. In the last five
years there have been 3 home invasions involving guns within a few miles of
me, out here in the country. There have been several deadly incidents
involving campers out in the woods in Oregon in the last few years. Fuck
it. Do I wish this was Utopia? Damn right I do; I'm a musician and a
lover, not a fighter, I just want us all to get along. Pending that, I'm
prepared to kill any fool who tries to hurt my family. I'm not going to
pretend I'm living somewhere I'm not.

Beyond THAT, I very much enjoy shooting; I shoot several thousand rounds of
high-powered rifle a year on average. I'm a pretty good shot. Pistols are
more about utility to me.

-jeff

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