[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - February 2, 2010

From: countdeiro at earthlink.net <countdeiro_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:57:05 -0500 (EST)
Message-ID: <28423800.1265129825244.JavaMail.root_at_wamui-cynical.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

To the "Tucson Wild Bunch",

>From the photos recently posted there must be more than a few folks going "heavy" at the show. That's cool with me as there is a lot of value laying around in those hotel rooms and I am an NRA Certified Instructor in Armed Personal Protection, Fire Arm Safety, Refuse to be a Victim and Pistol classifications. What was shown in this photo took me aback.

Now, the lecture. (Anne Black, for one will like this.) I trust that the semi-auto pistol being pointed, with finger on the trigger, at two of my favorite meteor guys is a phony...because if it wasn't ...the young lady should be chastised and somebody should have known better.

I've noticed in the past week there have been several photos of "pistoleros" at the Tucson show brandishing firearms posted to the List. Notably the pics of the semi-auto assault rifles at the Inn Suites. These photos give cannon fodder to those who would like to take your second amendment rights away and ban the civilian ownership of all firearms. They also scare the geese.

Obtain your firearms legally. Store, handle and use them safely. Sell, trade or dispose of them responsibly. Make a point of educating others, especially young people, to accept the presence and legitimate use of firearms by your own personal example. (This was a lost opportunity.)

Those of us who possess a firearm for self-defense should know and be prepared to follow these recognized use of lethal force protocols:

1. Are you, or a person in your presence, threatened with imminent death, or great bodily harm? (The use of lethal force to protect property, especially meteorites, is not condoned in most jurisdictions.)
2. Can you clearly see and identify the source of the threat? (Firing though a door is likely to off a husband coming home late.)
3. Is the potential assailant capable of carrying out the threat? (Don't shoot an 80 year old grandma in a wheel chair wielding a baseball bat.)
4. If the answer to all the above is in the affirmative then it is reccommended by most authorities to defensively fire two shots to the center of mass and look for a desired result. (It's not a good idea to say that you will, or did "shoot to kill".)

I am not a lawyer and these statements are not to be considered legal advice. They were obtained from what I believe are reliable sources, but are not guaranteed, or implied, to be used as a defense in any manner involving the use of a firearm.

On to Tucson!

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>From: Michael Johnson <michael at rocksfromspace.org>
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