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

From: Martin Altmann <altmann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:16:37 +0100
Message-ID: <000701caa42b$7b243580$07b22959_at_name86d88d87e2>

Life would be somewhat easier, if people could agree to use spoons to defend
themselves or to kill eachother.

The imagination to be in Tucson, where a Chicago-Steve is allowed to wear a
gun and to enter my room to shoot his beloved holes in the Campos, isn't a
directly comfort one....

Martin

(Germany: >80 million people -> 269 murders with firearms in 2002
 USA 300 million -> 9,369 .... )

-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von
countdeiro at earthlink.net
Gesendet: Dienstag, 2. Februar 2010 17:57
An: Michael Johnson; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - February
2, 2010

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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2010
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