[TheForge] patriotic blacksmithing again

Fri Jun 21 09:04:08 2002

WoW!!

   Interesting...My complete given name has never popped up in an
email before.  How do you suppose that happened?  I'm not completely
sure, but I don't think I gave that information to the list when I
subscribed.

   Well... just for the record, so you can find me and not some other
Jeffrey W. Harding, the W. stands for Warren, my mom's cousin who
would be declared MIA in WWII if we had applied the same standard for
such as we did in Viet Nam.

   Let me narrow it down a bit more... I'm in northern Indiana.  Come
on over!!

   Jeff   ><>

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey W. Harding" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] patriotic blacksmithing again

> Thanks for the clarification, my aim is acute, from any
> position....however I never take a shot that isn't on a clearly
> identified target in a clear enough setting to be sure of a safe
hit.
> Someone coming at me from across the room with a fist or knife is
not
> a hard target to hit, that is where I actually draw the line.  I
can't
> imagine taking a shot at someone who is not an immediate threat to
me
> or others that I would feel obligated to protect.
>   Long distance shots at human beings are generally done in combat
> situations under orders, not in self defense.
>
>    And, yes,  I would pull a gun out at a fist fight.  I've never
> started a fight, have ended a few and broken up a few, watched a
few.
> Usually the fist fights I've seen were drunks or really illiterate
> people who couldn't make their feelings known with words.  Before
> firearms the biggest and strongest animals among men were rulers.  I
> am now of a compromised physical ability that makes it unreasonable
to
> engage in fist fights, I carry.
>
>     As far as I'm concerned, you couldn't get me mad enough to punch
> you.   However, I have been mad enough to want to kill someone, but
> not over a girl, a beer, a sporting event.....
>
>    Jeff   ><>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 7:23 AM
> Subject: [TheForge] patriotic blacksmithing again
>
>
> > 3 foot radius.  And I'm a whole lot less likely to hurt an
innocent
> using it
> > than I am a gun.  (That's not a condmenation of guns -- own 'em,
use
> 'em),
> > more a comment on my aim and crowded society).
> >
> > << No...people haven't become cut proof... but the range on my
small
> >  pistol is 50 yds.  and the rest are more... how long is your
sword?
> >
> >     Jeff   ><>
> >
> >
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> >  From: <[email protected]>
> >  To: <[email protected]>
> >  Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 9:57 PM
> >  Subject: [TheForge] PAtriotic blacksmithing
> >
> >
> >  > In a message dated 02-06-20 17:22:01 EDT, you write:
> >  >
> >  > << Every citizen should take responsibility for his/her =
> >  >  own self-protection.  Get a firearm, get a concealed carry
> permit,
> >  and =
> >  >  (most important) get training in personal defense shooting >>
> >  >
> >  > Or....forget the gun, forge out a sword, (blacksmithing
content!)
> >  and learn
> >  > to use it!
> >  >
> >  > Swords don't misfire, and people haven't become cut-proof >>
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