[Rebelbase]

"This isn't Brooklyn. Were not popping people over here."

Preach it sister!

[TennCon]

"It certainly is far from rural," said Bee Weddington, who lives in the neighborhood. "I hate the squirrels, too, but I don't like guns. I'm not one of those crusaders, but there's always a chance you could harm some animal who's a pet, or a person, or a child."

...if we can save just ONE child!

*snicker*

[Copernicus]

There is a part of me convinced some kind of Bellesilean (B)olshevik (S)lime is afoot here.

In 1959 the population of Raleigh had to be no more than 50,000-100,000 souls.

Maybe 60% of the population had phone service, there was no 911 and anyone, including teenagers,(the chiiiiildren) could buy rifles and ammunition at the local hardware store or by mail.

The only reason the City Council would pass an ordinance in 1959 restricting varmint control to permit only with ratshot would be to create a highly selectively enforced Jim Crow "tool" against CERTAIN people.

The police force itself could hardly have been more than 200 patrol officers if that.

Methinks I smell a clever attorney definition of the word "is" as in "Is you going to believe me or Is you going to find out the truth about this situation"?

Maybe the Pajama Patrol has some ideas about this?

Best regards,

[Zeroisanumber]

Simple compromise: Buy a pellet gun.

[Copernicus]

In case anyone missed it there was followup commentary from the orginating newspaper:

http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/editorials/story/2702217p-9139627c.html

This deserves some response. Maybe it should be crossposted across the country.

Best regards,

[Copernicus]

The text (excerpted):

Published: Aug 8, 2005

Modified: Aug 8, 2005 1:35 AM

Cease fire

Brookhaven may be one of Raleigh's most forested neighborhoods, but it is hardly the middle of nowhere. And squirrels may wreak havoc on pear trees, but that's hardly an excuse for homeowners to be permitted to gun them down. Who knew that in a major metropolitan area like Raleigh it was still possible to even get a permit to hunt pesky critters? Only nine of the special hunting permits are in force in Raleigh, thank goodness.

One of them belongs to Jason Williams who, by his own description, is a steely-eyed sharpshooter with a scope-mounted .22 caliber rifle. "I've fired four rounds, killed four squirrels and been visited by four police officers," he said.

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It is past time for citified sharpshooters to hang up their guns. And for the city to immediately and forever cancel its permits for varmint-plugging.

Best regards,