[Vision2020] [more] Look See What Tri-State is Promoting . . .

[Joe Campbell]

It is a myth if you can't find a single case in which the "good" result you're dreaming of has actually happened. That's just what a myth is: a story that looks good but hasn't ever happened.

On Aug 11, 2012, at 9:23 AM, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> A "myth" sounds rather strong when the data's not in yet.  How many shootings like this have there been where one or more of the victims had a weapon on them?  How did they turn out?  
> 
> It seems like common sense to me that having a weapon on you for personal protection might actually (at least in some situations) be a blessing.
> 
> Paul
> 
> On 08/11/2012 12:09 AM, Joe Campbell wrote:
>> Has anyone ever stopped a shooting like that with a handgun? No. It's fine with me if handguns make you feel safer. But they don't make things safer. Myths like that are not helpful. And yes until it actually happens, yours is a myth.
>> 
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>> On Aug 10, 2012, at 9:47 PM, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>> I wonder how the Aurora shooting would have went down if a couple of people in the theater had been carrying concealed weapons.  On the one hand, he had on kevlar armor.  On the other hand, he might have lost control of the situation if a couple of people had been returning fire at him.
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>>> I haven't read up on the Milwaukee shooting.
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>>> Paul
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>>> On 08/10/2012 05:41 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:
>>>> The primary reason this caught my eye . . .
>>>> 
>>>> I have lived here in Moscow for just over twenty years.  The is the FIRST time I have seen concealed-weapon classes openly advertised in town.  Couple that up with the increasing paranoia, as a result of the recent instances in Aurora (Colorado) and Milwaukee (Wisconsin), and I feel I have a right to be curious.
>>>> 
>>>> BTW, the NFT Academy website has only been in existence since April 2012 and was not publicly released until June 12, 2012 (TWO MONTHS AGO).
>>>> 
>>>> http://fiddlerstudios.com/created-by-fs/announcing-the-national-firearms-training-academy-website/
>>>>  
>>>> I have more info to share, concerning the NFT Academy and its website, but let's see where this thread leads.
>>>> 
>>>> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>>>> 
>>>> Tom Hansen
>>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>>> 
>>>> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students.  The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
>>>> 
>>>> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
>>>>  
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>>>> On Aug 10, 2012, at 3:09 PM, Sunil Ramalingam <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>> Something legal? The nerve! Next they'll be selling guns!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sunil 
>>>>> 
>>>>> From: thansen at moscow.com
>>>>> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:24:56 -0700
>>>>> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>>>>> Subject: [Vision2020] Look See What Tri-State is Promoting . . .
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>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>>>>>  
>>>>> Tom Hansen
>>>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>>>>  
>>>>> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students.  The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
>>>>>  
>>>>> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
>>>>>  
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