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The above is a pellet gun.
Wake up.
As I said, I despise them.
Posted on 01/14/2006 4:44:59 PM PST by Peace4EarthNow
Clearly it was the kids fault.
RE: boys and their love affair with guns, my 3 boys would pick up sticks and pretend to shoot each other. I actually was rather careful about what they watched, but there seems to be a gene for attraction to guns in boys. We never let them have bb guns because that seemed pointless. They all got 22s when they were old enough. And they all learned to shoot. But we didn't want guns to be toys in any way. I'm sure alot of people think that's goofy, but it seemed reasonable.
susie
Although it has been many years since I read the novels and saw the early movies, I believe you are both correct with the Walther replacing the .25 Baretta.
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/177_ec.htm
The above is a pellet gun.
Wake up.
As I said, I despise them.
I do think a comma might have helped hugh.
I know where you're coming from. I doubt this kids parents ever thought they'd be going through this.
Ever notice that all of these kids are quite and normal? I seem to recall that the kid in Kentucky and the two from Columbine were quiet and polite and normal.
It's amazing. You put a gun in the hand of a perfectly sane kid, and he turns into a hostage-taking, cold-blooded killer. /s off
God Bless his family. I guess they are devastated. I'm only happy that he didn't shoot anyone before he got shot. Even though it was a pellet gun, it could still kill.
Sounds as if he had clinical depression. I'm sure the parents will agonize over this for the rest of their lives. Very sad.
"Frankly, the kid was brain dead before the police shot him."
You have just described all too many students in the Sheeple's Republic of FloriDUH.
A teacher friend of mine, when I asked him about his students, replied "You talking about those things masquerading as humans who take up space in my classroom?"
He is one of the more talented, no - make that gifted, teachers I have met. But, with no consequences for asocial behavior, all too many students are doing a good job of impersonating "brute beasts of the field".
You're half right, my friend, and kudos to you for your knowledge of the Bond books! In the beginning, Bond preferred the Beretta, but several novels into the series, "M" made him give it up (due to its unreliability) and forced him to switch to the Walther PPK. Bond was pi**ed.
I believe the Beretta was this fellow's weapon of choice too:
Absolutely the right choice. Teach boys to use guns as tools, not toys. We even practice gun safety with toy guns here in our home.
Learning to shoot is a requirement for graduating from my homeschool.
Teen now Brain Dead
Yes, STILL brain dead. At least he didn't take an innocent life in the process. And for the bullying - cry me a river. I was bullied in school at that age, as were a lot of people. He - 100% himself - chose to go down this road. The only things tragic about this case would be: (1) the parents are likely going through the most testing period of their lives; and (2), whoever fired the shot is probably feeling really really bad. The hostage-taker got what he deserved.
Signed: Heartless SOB
Easy to see why Mel Gibson was voted People Mag's "Sexist Man Alive" back in that era.
A little off topic but I've always wondered what if a criminal painted bright orange on the tip of a real gun? Seems to me like the police would be concerned with whether or not the orange tip on any gun is really meaningful.
That's for sure! ;o)
Leni
My cop brother told me that he could care less whether or not the gun has an orange tip. If he orders someone to put down a weapon of any type and they choose not to, well, he's sure that HE is going home that night.
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