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Conference vmsnet::hunting$note:hunting

Title:	The Hunting Notesfile
Notice:	Registry #7, For Sale #15, Success #270
Moderator:	SALEM::PAPPALARDO

Created:	Wed Sep 02 1987
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1561
Total number of notes:	17784

945.0. "PETER JENNINGS ON GUNS" by ODIXIE::RHARRIS () Fri Apr 12 1991 09:47

    Did anyone else see the vessel of feces from Peter Jennings last
    night called, "Guns".  I caught only the last half.  I missed the
    first half, so I don't know what he said  about hunting etc.  BIT,
    I relly got pissed towards the end of the second half.  He was showing
    how the town of Stockton California banned military assault rifles, due
    to an irresponsible individual committing a mass kill at a school. 
    They wanted to show the damage that an ak47 made to a watermelon vx. a
    hunting rifle, I do believe the hunting rifle was a .30-06.  As you all
    know, the ak47 pierced the watermelon, and the .30-06  made the
    watermelon dissappear.  So then Peter Pecker said that,"Shouldn't
    hunting rifles be banned".  That was exact verbage.  I have ordered
    the transcript to last nights propaganda, slanted, liberal, commie
    program.  This, of course, is just one man's opinion.  Did anybody see
    the whole program, that can reflect on the first half, and HOPEFULLY
    correct me from putting peter on my sh%t list?
    
    bob

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945.1	He tried hard though	IRWIN::OUELLETTE		`Fri Apr 12 1991 10:28`	13
	Yeh this is the same program they aired last fall or winter. Actually for a reporter Peter did pretty well. I don't think he was proposing banning hunting rifles but just making a point that the AK47 ban is about as useless as !@$% on a bull. The things that really get me is comments like the pathologist saying "we shouldn't have guns on our person, in our houses or cars! it's just not right its crazy" I liked it when they said if they enforced the current gun laws in CA they would need ten new prisons, that wasn't obvious enough for them though.... no we need new laws more laws not more prisons. The watermelon scene was comical, you got to admit.
945.2	only a few minutes	BPO406::LEAHY		`Fri Apr 12 1991 12:09`	5
	I only caught the last few minutes, but, I thought I heard him say that "more laws is not the answer". Lets hope that is what he said otherwise another round of being bashed by anti's. Jack
945.3	Hollow below the surface ...	SITBUL::FYFE		`Fri Apr 12 1991 12:19`	16
	I thought he brought many valid point between guns and society. He pointed out many of the flaws in the liberal approach to solving the crime problems. What offended me about the program was the imbalance of time spent on each side of the fence, and the bias presented on each side. For instance, Why were all the anti's wearing suits and ties, and most of the pro's wearing jeans and sneakers, and some unshaven. And the scene in the guns shop was ridiculous 'Look man, a camera, lets get on TV'. But what was most offending was all the information left out of the program. I agree that PJ did a better job than most every other newsman would do, but it was a far cry from unbias. Doug.
945.4	they're coming to take it away	OASS::SOBCZYNSKI_L		`Mon Apr 15 1991 15:52`	22
	The writing is on the wall, peter is trying to suck up to both sides, the gun owners are going to be the losers. as mentioned in the previous note about the antis in white shirts and the pros in flannel, well what more can i say. people who live in ivory towers don't really consider crime a reality, until it hits them. they're like lambs who are willing to be led to the slaughter, then as its about to happen they realize their mistake. no amount of debate will ever change their mind, only confronting reality will. the only meaning full thing i realized from the show is that an AK47 will leave a lot more of the watermellon meat in tact than will the 30-06. guess i'll have to look into a AK and give up the '06. sure am glad i never bagged a watermellon, would have wasted a lot of good meat. cheers Leonard
945.5		LTLKNG::KIER	My grandson is the NRA!	`Mon Apr 15 1991 19:47`	9
	Re: .4 Leonard, Would you really want to risk being charged by a wounded watermelon? Which begs the firearms conference question `Is a '30-06 too much for fruit salad?' :-) Mike
945.6	Well now that you mention it	OASS::SOBCZYNSKI_L		`Wed Apr 24 1991 08:30`	16
	Mike, Point well taken, for close range watermelons I'll use the .444 from now on, no more sissey '06. Hey Bob Are you being allowed to plan for next deer season? Will it be a joint venture? Wish I could get the wife (my wife) to go hunting with me, but she flatly refuses, maybe its because the blood bath ritual. Well I'll try again this year. Cheers All Leonard