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<DIV>“Knee-jerk reaction or fear-driven acts.” Those are interesting but
patronizing ways to characterize the responses to these killings, and of the
same mindset, I think, as “guns don’t kill people.” We need to be
considering all our options and we should have been doing that for a very long
time. Those of us who live here, own guns, and use them for hunting
and self-protection need to be willing to look at the cultural issues that are
bigger than our own mindsets. Might it not be that we need to consider
restating the Second Amendment in such a way as to prohibit private ownership of
certain types of armament? We already do some of that within the scope of
the amendment; why not look further? Why not consider the way we publicize
the events...the murderer, who may have never had much in the way of self
gratification, can be sure if his, yes his, crime is of a certain magnitude, he
will be remembered for the way it was publicized with his face on every newscast
and every front page? A First Amendment question....dare we consider
it? There are a lot of issues here, none of them
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=sunilramalingam@hotmail.com
href="mailto:sunilramalingam@hotmail.com">Sunil Ramalingam</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 17, 2012 2:06 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Isn't it about time . .
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<DIV dir=ltr>But the cartoon doesn't advocate banning all guns. It shows someone
leaving the NRA, which opposes the regulation you find reasonable.<BR><BR>The
NRA's response to regulation is fear-driven. It's one of their marketing
techniques, or to use another of your terms below, a knee-jerk
reaction.<BR><BR>Sunil<BR>
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Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:01:04 -0800<BR>From: godshatter@yahoo.com<BR>Subject:
Re: [Vision2020] Isn't it about time . . .<BR>To: sunilramalingam@hotmail.com;
vision2020@moscow.com<BR><BR>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">There's
a difference between being prepared and simply reacting to something. I
take a blanket and a flashlight with me on winter trips in the car, I carry
jumper cables in the trunk, I have smoke alarms and a fire extinguisher in my
house, I bring a space blanket, some matches, and a folding knife with me when I
go hiking, and I keep a gun at home in case I need to protect
myself.<BR><BR>Banning all guns because someone used one in a horrifying way
appears to me to be more of a fear-driven act. There is definitely room
for improvement in who we sell guns to and how well we learn how to use them but
that's a discussion that should happen after the knee-jerk reactions have
passed.<BR><BR>Paul<BR>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Sunil Ramalingam
<sunilramalingam@hotmail.com><BR><B><SPAN
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<vision2020@moscow.com> <BR><B><SPAN
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PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Vision2020]
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<DIV dir=ltr>Paul,<BR><BR>Doesn't that apply to both sides of the
argument?<BR><BR>Sunil<BR><BR>
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Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:27:10 -0800<BR>From: godshatter@yahoo.com<BR>To:
thansen@moscow.com; vision2020@moscow.com<BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Isn't it
about time . . .<BR><BR>
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you want your life to be ruled by fear-driven reflex, sure.<BR><BR>Paul<BR>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Tom Hansen
<thansen@moscow.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020@moscow.com> <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, December 17, 2012 12:44
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Vision2020] Isn't
it about time . . .<BR></FONT></DIV><BR><IMG
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