>>>>>>My statement deals with y'all having much to say about gun deaths and nothing to say about dui deaths, or others. Why have you homed-in on this one issue? If it is concern for human life, why not decry cars. That's right, cars, not the drivers. Since you focus on the gun, not the shooter, you should also warn people about the evils of cars (not just SUVs).
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>>>>>That would probably be because the subject of the thread is gun deaths, not DUI.
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>>>>>No contest from me that we all should be doing something about "car abuse" and, if you like, incompetent doctors.
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>>>>>But yes, one could focus on the gun. A car has uses: it gets you from A to B, but it can cause death. A gun in this context has NO use other than to cause death (or to threaten). If you say "protection" then it's only really protection vs the other guy with a gun (whose only use is to threaten or kill you). OK the other guy could have a machete, granted, and so I'd drop the SOB myself!
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>>>>A gun has many uses. It can be used to:
>>>>knock on a door
>>>>prop a door open
>>>>be a movie prop
>>>>be a paperweight
>>>>be a bulge in the pants
>>>>hammer a nail
>>>>impress friends and enemies
>>>>etc.
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>>>That just made my day.
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>>>Don't forget to stir paint.
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>>It's there (etc is a wrapper class)<g>
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>Er, how come you don't ask Mike what he thinks "etc" means?

I try not to throw BIG words at Mike. It tends to hurt his brain!<g> Now, I know you are thinking etc is only three letters, and that is true. But, it has a big meaning, philosophically speaking.