[mg39]

"Hmmmm....remember when "varmint rifles" were sort of everyday tools in the family room? Like, say, a 30-30 carbine?"

Nostaligia for ignorance is not a good thing. The "kill all the varmints" mentality has led to extinction, threatned populations, and outright cruelty as stupid and ignorant people blast any animal they don't like.

Gee, call me crazy, but I believe we're supposed to share this world with the rest of creation. I feel badly for Kathie Lee and others who lose their pets to predators. The moral is not to bring back the murderous days of killing animals on sight, but to keep your pets indoors or outdoors under supervision.

[Victor]

"....Nostaligia for ignorance is not a good thing. The "kill all the varmints" mentality has led to extinction...."

Nah,....didn't say kill ALL the varmints, just the ones that are raining on your parade: the coyote or fox that's killing your puppies or chickens. If you ever spent time with country folk, you'd know what I mean. I doubt that you have, evidenced by your response. S'Okay.

Share this world with the rest of creation...so, if a family of mice move into your house, are you just gonna let them procreate and turn into a thousand mice, all in the name of "sharing" ??

Have you ever seen what can happen if mice/rats overun a house? I have, brother, and it's not pretty. By the way, the owner of the house, a Christian lady who who meant well, thought like you do, was finally glad to have someone else come in and kill the HUNDREDS of mice that overran her house.

We are supposed to take DOMINION over creation...and control it. It's the Lord's gift...and it's a beautiful thing.

Yeah, I call you crazy.