tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638382943535174775.post3800489409407531703..comments2023-08-13T10:18:21.687-03:00Comments on Zirbert, The Irritable Saint: Responsible Firearm OwnershipZirberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023870424747584252noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638382943535174775.post-13086264291411097382008-03-31T00:55:00.000-03:002008-03-31T00:55:00.000-03:00Makes me think back to the time when one of my nei...Makes me think back to the time when one of my neighbours told me as we chatted about our mutual enjoyment of the woods, "Well, I'll start hunting when they start issuing guns to deer."<BR/><BR/>I did <I>NOT</I> hit him over the head with my gun, even though tempted.<BR/><BR/>It really, really, REALLY bugs me when people make foolish statements like that, <I>especially</I> if the person making the statement is wearing leather shoes and belt, and happens to NOT be a vegetarian.<BR/><BR/>Where do they think their meat and leather goods come from anyway? Furthermore, the harvesting of a deer/moose/bear/other game, if done correctly: a) Has allowed the animal, up until death, to have lived a normal, free-range life. b) Has butchered the animal <I>MUCH</I> more humanely than almost any/all butcher shops (with the exception of kosher butcher shops - but they're nonexistant around here). And c) Has provided a family with a good deal of extremely low-fat meat that is virtually untainted by hormones and who knows what else at a price that even the poorest can afford!<BR/><BR/>As for registration, boy have they ever mucked that up!!! And there is the danger that it could lead to a "slippery slope," but it doesn't <I>have</I> to lead there, unlike some other laws that inevitably will...<BR/><BR/>Zirbert said,<BR/>"Canada's firearms laws also have a nasty racist streak in them that I may address some other time."<BR/><BR/>Please do! I'm very curious about this (and what <I>you</I> would have to say about this - which is another matter entirely). Although I'm pretty aware of the ins-and-outs of gun laws as they pertain to hunting, that is about the extent of my knowledge.<BR/><BR/>Also, the obvious question popped into my head when reading about your gun-related encounter at the police station - how would you feel if I was the one holding the gun? (I don't ask, "Hey, want to come hunting sometime?" because I already know the answer - plus, either you couldn't hack hunting with me, or you wouldn't <I>want</I> to hack it, which may be about the same thing... "Tea made with water that already looked like tea before the bag was put in, anyone???")HomeSchoolerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17049486049395488105noreply@blogger.com