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Guns don’t kill ... people do
S
ir ~ Guns kill, duh.
Yeah DUH!!! Since
when do guns kill
people? I've had guns for 60
years and never has any one
of them sneaked out of the
safe to go look for someone
to kill. Guns don't kill people,
people kill people! If the
moron who killed the
churchgoers had used a petrol
bomb, would you have
advocated the banning of
petrol and glass bottles???
If Eskom graces us with a total
black out; with no work, no
light, no food, no water, no
fuel, no police and no army I
am sure you would be the
first to go beg your neighbour
to lend you a gun. Or do you
believe that in total anarchy
people would graciously turn
into Pollyanna's if only their
guns were taken away? Don't
be daft. Don't you know that
if guns are outlawed only
outlaws would have guns?
Please, if it's imperative for
you to write something do
endeavour to keep to a
subject that you know
be appreciated by all, but
something about. I'll sommer
thank you for being prepared stop picking up your mag if
to stick your neck out and say this is the sort of drivel you
what needs to be said!
care to print. Why not go
Heather Napier
after the violence and vice on
By email
Thanks for comment on guns
S
ir ~ I just want to
commend you on your
intelligent and refreshing
thoughts expressed in your
July Comment (Guns kill,
duh).
Too many people think guns
are necessary and fun to have,
with tragic consequences to
themselves and others.
So thank you for giving 101
good reasons NOT to own a
gun, even in this violent
society of ours.
I'm sure your opinion will not
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TV and video games which
are legally fed into young
minds ad nauseum.
At least you would be barking
up the right tree.
Ban guns?? Ag no man! Wake
up! And also, do get rid of
your cars, remember, they kill
people!!!
Johan Venter
Centurion.
PS: Chances of this being
printed in the Smallholder is
zero minus. People don't like
their pet theories deflated.
Yeah, right ~ Editor