Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This was a nice take Larry http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Boating+in+Kashmir.jpg.html BTW: I also like the Alpha as new, and the double keeled ships shot in the UK Keep their heirs coming :-) Philippe Le 19 oct. 13 ? 20:26, lrzeitlin at aol.com a ?crit : > Taught to shoot at ten years, and you > consider it "normal" - even if you are just busy exterminating animals > instead of human beings - this is just unbelievable to the vast > majority of humans on Earth. Those "military types" are far more > trained and responsible, as well as safer for everyone than than the > general public with cupboards full of guns, mostly unlicensed. > > I know you will come back at me with some slanging comments on India, > as you normally do, but what India is does not change the reality of > what the USA is. Remember that. > Jayanand > - - - - > Jayanand, with all due respect, you don't have a clue. I served in > the military in two wars. In the Korean war I qualified as a tank > commander at Ft. Knox and was assigned to photograph armored > equipment in combat. In addition to a Signal Corps Leica IIIf I was > issued a M1 carbine and a Colt 1911 pistol. I used both in actual > combat. I was recalled to the Army as a company commander in the > first stages of the Vietnam war. > > Your assumption that "military types" are more prudent in weapons > use than the general public is unfounded. If anything, they are > taught to kill. That's what a gun is for. In my state gun ownership > is highly regulated. Licenses are required for all handguns and a > rigorous firearms safety course must be completed. Of course > illegal, unregistered weapons are available, just as they are > everywhere. If you go into any city in the world, visit a seedy > section of town. wave a handful of banknotes in the air, and say "I > want to buy a gun" you will be offered your choice within a few > minutes. Even in Chennai. > > Newspapers worldwide are full of stories of soldiers going berserk > and spraying bullets into real and imaginary opponents. Shiites > shooting Sunnis, Jews shooting Arabs, IRA zealots shooting Brits, > and Americans shooting children. As for my slanging comments about > India, I hardly need to remind you about the massacres that take > place on almost a daily basis in that peaceful country. The death > toll after the partition was greater than in our Civil War. > > These days I prefer to shoot pictures - not bullets. I also like to > eat meat and drink fine whiskey. > > Larry Z > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. NO ARCHIVE