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Subject:	Guns! (was: Thoughts on Community & Censorship (Was: Re: Brickshelf censorship policy rules.....))
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Thu, 5 Sep 2002 13:35:57 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richie Dulin writes: > In lugnet.general, John P. Henderson writes: > > Teach them the difference between playfully sneaking > > around the woods versus actually watching your friends getting killed. If > > you just say "don’t touch guns" guess what might happen when they reach the > > rebellious or curious stages of their lives? Bang. Bang. > > A nice thought.... but I don't recall any incident of someone without a gun > using backround/parent reaching a 'rebellious or curious' stage in their > life and suddenly somehow getting hold of a firearm and going on a shooting > rampage. > > I could be wrong, though... do you have a specific example? Well, I never went on a shooting spree, but as a teen I did behave irresponsibly with guns (by the standards that most people express). And they weren't the .22 rifle that my dad had in his closet. They were used and probably stolen guns that I obtained through a network of other kids in a "rebellious or curious stage." So I knew lots and lots of other teens who possessed their own handguns but who didn't have parents with guns. Was it your contention that only kids who have gun-owning parents get guns, or that only kids with gun-owning parents go on shooting sprees? And in either case, what do you supposed the causal connection is? Chris

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		Re: Guns! (was: Thoughts on Community & Censorship (Was: Re: Brickshelf censorship policy rules.....))
(...) who (...) Interesting - and scary. (...) It was my contention that the reported shooting sprees (that I recall) were by teenagers who had access to guns at home (and some experience with them). Not sure of the causal connection, if any, (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Guns! (was: Thoughts on Community & Censorship (Was: Re: Brickshelf censorship policy rules.....))
(...) I would think that if the parents were doing their job, it would be quite the opposite. By doing their job, I mean being responsible. If you have a gun in your home, it is your responsibility as a parent to educate your children in its proper (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Thoughts on Community & Censorship (Was: Re: Brickshelf censorship policy rules.....)
In lugnet.general, John P. Henderson writes: [snip] (...) I disagree strongly here. It is what it is. The is no collective decision making about how we 'want to be' - it will be what individuals make it. (...) The community may be a seperate entity, (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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