[TheForge] O/T Survivor

[Andy Vida]

Bela Beke wrote:
> 
> At 10:11 PM 1/01/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> 
> > > Happy new year , Andy !
> >
> >         And to you, sir. :)
> >
> > >   Since 9/11 they seem to be pretty jumpy.
> >
> >         The survivalists, or the cops?
> 
> Mostly the cops.

	I've always found the survivalist mentality lamely amusing.
	Survival at all costs smacks of cowardice, particularly in
	the days of post-nuclear concern.  What in hell would have
	(or may yet be) left to survive for?  To live like some
	sort of irradiated savage in a wrecked world?  Seems "quality
	of existence" means nothing to some folks, but that's OK.
	But under such conditions, I will happily spend my time
	pushing up daisies, thanks very much.

>But ..caravan and motor home sales increased  as a lot of
> Australians take their holidays in Australia .I'm not sure I would feel
> comfortable
> with a fire arm carrying sky Marshall , at 30 000 ft.,never mind the
> terrorists.

	Given the firearm handling skills of the police that I have
	seen or had accounts of, I am with you 100%.  I remember about
	a dozen years or so ago a judge in a Texas court confiscated
	all the guns of the bailiffs because of accidental discharges
	in the court.  IIRC, there were rooms above the courtroom in
	question and the cops blew several holes through the ceiling
	from above, during trial no less with the room full of people.
	Nobody was injured, but I bet it made for some interesting
	proceedings. :)

	Most of the worst firearms handling I have ever witnessed
	was at the hands of police officers.  When I was shooting
	often, I would leave the range whenever I knew cops showed
	up.  I don't take well to having a gun pointed at me, so
	it's just better to leave than to get into it with a cop
	and wind up in cuffs.  Some of the things I've seen them
	do defy belief.

	Back to the CD: what concern would your "federal" police
	have regarding the materials in question?  What coudl they
	do to you?  I'm curious to know the differences between Oz
	and the USA.

	-Andy