“Do We Have the Courage to Stop This?”

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   John Larkin on December 15, 2012 at 8:35 pm

   Hi Larry, thanks for the link to the article by Nicholas Kristof which raised some good points.

   One thing stood out for me. He mentions he received a .22 rifle fr hs 12th birthday. That shocked me. A rifle as a birthday present for a 12 year old.

   Totally outside my experience. No-one I know owns or ever owned a rifle, or a gun for that matter, now or when growing up.

   The first time I saw a rifle was at Bahrain airport in the Persian Gulf in November 1979 as our plane stopped to refuel and change crews on the way to London. I was 21 years of age. It was held by a security guard and all I remember is that it had a magazine and was dark black and short. It made me feel uneasy. On my way back to Australia I stayed in the aircraft while it refuelled in Bahrain. I felt that Bahrain airport was an unpleasant place due to the weapons held by security.

   Now many airports have heavily armed security and I have to accept that.

   But, back to my main observation… A 12 year old receiving a rifle as a present… What does that say?

   Regards,
   John

   http://www.larkin.net.au/

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     Larry Ferlazzo on December 15, 2012 at 10:10 pm

     Good point, good question….

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