Did the birds?
John Hermanson wrote:
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> An old friend of mine wired a bird feeder with 110 to keep squirrels off.
> They didn't learn from it.
>
> John Hermanson
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 10:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] OMs and "Point and Shooters"
>
> | >if you believe in gun control, then you should back
> | >up your convictions by putting the following sign in your yard:
> | >
> | > THIS HOME IS A GUN-FREE ZONE
> |
> | But I have a B-B pistol that I use for scaring squirrels off my bird
> | feeders. (Being a quiche-eater, I'm careful not to hurt them. I just
> | want them to associate stinging pain with my feeders.)
> |
> | So do I still qualify? If so, where can I get one? And what happens
> | if they discover I have a B-B pistol?
> |
> | >...a right to keep and bear arms recognized (*not* granted; the Bill
> | >of Rights does not grant rights, it recognizes rights that aleady exist,
> and
> | >that no government can legitimately infringe)...
> |
> | How about a sign that says, "This head is a brain-free zone?"
> |
> | There may be a good reason to have a gun, but it seems pretty silly
> | to claim it is some intrinsic right "that no government can
> | legitimately infringe." I don't even think a literal interpretation
> | of The Bible would go that far, although such a reading has been
> | interpreted to allow you own slaves.
> |
> | It's pretty easy to adopt absolutist attitudes; it's much more
> | difficult to figure out real-world solutions to problems like
> | personal security that don't infringe on the rights of others.
> |
> | --
> | : Jan Steinman <mailto:Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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