Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Worldwide. Actually, the figures for *$ has gone up to about 20,000 and the # if gun stores are "only" 50,000. The point isn't to make a scientific comparison, the point is if you ask any one on the street to make a guess, they would not have guessed correctly. This country has skewed priority. On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 12:38 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>wrote: > # of Starbucks in US? > > > On 12/15/12 3:03 AM, "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > > > # of Starbucks worldwide : less than 18,000 > > # of gun stores in US : more than 130,000 > > > > Any questions? > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 11:58 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu > >wrote: > > > >> I hope that you are right and that I am wrong. But I believe otherwise, > >> sadly. > >> > >> Nathan Wajsman > >> Alicante, Spain > >> http://www.frozenlight.eu > >> http://www.greatpix.eu > >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > >> > >> > >> YNWA > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Dec 15, 2012, at 8:12 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> > >>> My gut feeling is you're wrong too many children on both American > coasts > >>> have just died I've just seen the photo of Obama's face in the news. > >>> > >>> Was reading an economic thing yesterday. Not so good but private arms > >> sales > >>> in the USA are way up. Why? Because they know the writing is on the > wall. > >>> This is their last chance to put finishing touches on their beloved > >>> arsenals. > >>> I think in a week and a month our blood will still be up. > >>> And the NRA goes down. > >>> And in a year. > >>> The anti gun legislation papers will have to be wrestled from Obama's > >> cold > >>> dead hands. Americans are going to be taking to the streets and I'm > >> going to > >>> be one of them. > >>> > >>> This stuff happening now happens nowhere else in the world. > >>> Constant people being shot. > >>> I think I will be great for tourism as right now we are viewed by the > >> entire > >>> world as a bunch of gun nuts. And they're right. But think its time has > >>> come. We're going to have more people not afraid to come visit here. > >>> > >>> > >>> On 12/15/12 1:47 AM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Most European countries have those rights and more. > >>>> > >>>> But anyway, it is a useless debate. The NRA has too much political > >> power and > >>>> the gun culture is too deeply ingrained in the US for anything to > >> change. > >>>> There will be outrage and sorrow for a few days, but it will die down > >> and our > >>>> collective attention will move on to something else. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Nathan Wajsman > >>>> Alicante, Spain > >>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu > >>>> http://www.greatpix.eu > >>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > >>>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> YNWA > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Dec 15, 2012, at 7:29 AM, Phil Forrest wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Most countries in the East also don't have the freedoms of speech, > >>>>> religion, press like we do here. Right to due process of law. > Innocence > >>>>> until proven guilty by a jury of one's peers. Right to a speedy > trial. > >>>>> Right to be secure in one's effects. Equal protection under the law > for > >>>>> all citizens. Right to vote. The list goes down the Bill of Rights > and > >>>>> through the rest of the US Constitution. No matter what nation says > >>>>> they have it right, they are wrong. Nobody is perfect, including the > >>>>> USA but here in the USA we have these rights and many are willing to > >>>>> give their lives to protect them. > >>>>> > >>>>> Phil Forrest > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:11:42 +0800 > >>>>> David Ching <davidhhching1 at yahoo.com.sg> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Most countries in the East ban possession of fire-arms by > individuals > >>>>>> and unlicensed bodies. Schools here do not have metal detectors. > >>>>>> The students in general study in safe environments little affected > by > >>>>>> violence, drugs or extortion. Only bullying by peers rears its ugly > >>>>>> head in certain schools. We watch the same violent movies. Have the > >>>>>> same concerns about safety. This is the 21st century. Why does > >>>>>> Americans need to have guns for self-protection? Stop shooting games > >>>>>> & hunting with bullets. 'Shoot' with glass! Capture not kill not > >>>>>> maim. It's time to act when little innocent kids get killed and > >>>>>> scarred for life. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> It's indeed a very sad day in the history of the USA. And I am > >>>>>> certain some other shooter will try to outdo this latest insane act. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Mark, the firearms industry and gun toting lovers will always defend > >>>>>> the right to arms. Until one of their kind is personally affected, I > >>>>>> suppose. Sorry but I don't see the logic. Perhaps our differences in > >>>>>> lifestyles account for this madness. It's not matter of the East > >>>>>> versus the West. The Europeans do not bear arms. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> As I see it, the only way out is a total ban on guns for the > civilian > >>>>>> population. Of course with the usual exceptions.. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> David Ching > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ > >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Mark William Rabiner > >>> Photography > >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>