[geeks] Daytime TV

[Bill Bradford]

On Sun, Sep 02, 2001 at 02:47:44AM +0000, Kris Kirby wrote:
> Glad I went to a hick high school. Never had a problem with guns; probably
> a good thing. A few of the folks I know of would run for the parking lot
> and come back with a toolbox full of scatterguns. (He liked to go hunting
> afterschool.) That's if someone were *stupid* enough to point a gun at
> them and they couldn't take it from them by sheer force or razor-sharp
> pocket-knife.

I grew up in a fairly rural community.  Closet of guns by the front door;
thats where you put your (unloaded; the first thing taught was GUN SAFETY)
shotgun and/or rifle when you walked in the door, with the birds in the
other. 8-)  My grandma's house (my mom lives there now) has a "mud room"
bathroom DIRECTLY off the front door, so that people coming back covered
in mud would clean up/disrobe before going further into the house.

I grew up, also, with two parents who were both active duty police-persons.
Before he retired, my dad was also working for the Dept. of Justice.  We
always had a LOT of guns around, but were taught respect, safety, and proper
handling from DAY ONE, and there was NEVER a problem.  Although it would get
interesting; <parent> would come home, "Check out what I got today" and
hand over something like a 357 snubnose or a 9mm auto.  We'd look at it,
"ooh, nice.  good weight, crisp trigger pull; how's it shoot?" and hand it
back. 8-)

I dont currently own any guns, but thats more due to a lack of need than
a desire... 

Bill

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Bill Bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
Austin, TX