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Mr. Gearan finally writes a rebuttal

Mark Stah

Mr. Gearan finally writes a rebuttal

by Mark Stah » Fri, 19 May 2000 04:00:00

you *do* need to start registering guns in the USA, although not necessarily
for that particular reason.
hey- you register your car, why not your personal implement of death?

just out of curiosity, what is it about you gun lovers that makes you think
you should be able to decide who lives and who dies? are you that
omniscient?  or have you not realized that life really isn't a
schwarzzeneger movie, and vigilantes don't actually exist....despite what so
many of you seem to think....

i think gearan's opinions are ridiculous; certainly not on the same level as
the sensible notion of the registration of firearms. your comparison gives
gearan far too much credit.


> Wath Teed me off was his lack in research on Auto Racing Period.  This
> being the land of the free he has a right to his opinion, but if he is
> going to write about it it should be an informed opinion, not the
> misinformed garbage he wrote.  Also Jeff (JEDD as he called him) Krosnoff
> should have been at least correctly noted.  Most guys like him fire off
> something while being completely misinformed.  Racing is dangerous,
> unfornately when somehting goes wrong in a race car it usually gones
> terribly wrong.

> His opinion hold about the same wieght as someone saying we need to
> register guns in the USA due to a child of 6 years old shooting another
> with a stolen gun.

> Dave



> > Here's the link:
> > http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> > How hard can it be to write "I apologize to the Petty family for my
harsh
> > and unwarrented comments.  However, my opinions on racing stand."
That's
> > all he really had to write.  He hasn't figured out that his opinion on
> > racing isn't what fired most people up, but his comments directed at the
> > Petty family and the way he did it is the issue.  I mean, I think pro
> > basketball wastes 3 channels on my TV every night, so I simply choose to
> > ignore the sport.  Can't he do the same for racing and leave it well
> enough
> > alone?

> > I'm through wasting time with this nut--I have some work to do so I can
> > participate in my "non-sport" this weekend.

> > Dave McCarson

Gaul

Mr. Gearan finally writes a rebuttal

by Gaul » Fri, 19 May 2000 04:00:00

Personally, I'd rather not see a thread concerning the death of Adam Petty
and Gearan's insensitive/uninformed response degenerate into an OT political
shouting match.  I've certainly done my share of OT posts here and
elsewhere, but I don't think this is the proper thread for it.

talk.politics.guns is probably full of people willing to kick this one
around.

Davi

Mr. Gearan finally writes a rebuttal

by Davi » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

Well bowling is for beer drinkers so they can have a sport and get drunk at
the same time.

Dave

Woodie

Mr. Gearan finally writes a rebuttal

by Woodie » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00



>Finally, some one who has the same opinion of basketball that I do.


>> I mean, I think pro
>> basketball wastes 3 channels on my TV every night, so I simply choose to
>> ignore the sport.  
>> Dave McCarson

Basketball is not a sport.  
It's a diversion to keep the mutants from ruling the world.

Don McCorkle

David Butte

Mr. Gearan finally writes a rebuttal

by David Butte » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00


Sounds like sense so far. Rule One of journalism : do the research.

This is one of those times when most of us in Britain read, blink a couple of
times, shake our head, blink again, and make a "HUH?" sort of expression.
However much I try to understand NRA mentality, I just can't do it. So it's in
teh Constitution? So was Prohibition.

--
David.
"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really."
(Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

ymenar

Mr. Gearan finally writes a rebuttal

by ymenar » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00


That's near a troll post.  <g>

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-- May the Downforce be with you...
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-- People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise
how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

Dave Henri

Mr. Gearan finally writes a rebuttal

by Dave Henri » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

  To Finish First you must First Finish ahead of the Finnish Driver.
 -- Mika Hakkinen(sic)
dave henrie

Davi

Mr. Gearan finally writes a rebuttal

by Davi » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

My point was that making people restister a firearm will not stop someone
from using a stolen firearm.  The research behind the people saying it will
is about the same amount as Mr. Gearan.  This is a newgroup about sims so I
think I have probly said enough on this.

Dave

Davi

Mr. Gearan finally writes a rebuttal

by Davi » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

You are correct firearms and politics should not be discussed here.  My
point was the research behind both opinions that is all and the logic.  Not
that firearms should or should not be legal.

Dave

Chuck Kandle

Mr. Gearan finally writes a rebuttal

by Chuck Kandle » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

Uh-oh.  Our Libertarian is back.

--
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And spit in your face,
But legends never die.   --Gene Simmons

Eldre

Mr. Gearan finally writes a rebuttal

by Eldre » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00



>you *do* need to start registering guns in the USA, although not necessarily
>for that particular reason.
>hey- you register your car, why not your personal implement of death?

I don't see what's *wrong* with registering your guns.  If you got them
legally, what's the problem?

Although I don't own a gun, I'd fully support your right to blow away some
low-life who breaks into your home at night...

Eldred
--
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Eldre

Mr. Gearan finally writes a rebuttal

by Eldre » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00



>Well bowling is for beer drinkers so they can have a sport and get drunk at
>the same time.

>Dave

>> No- we have bowling, which is even worse.  Soccer matches have much more
>> action- and that's just in the stands! :-)

Hey!  Some of us like to bowl, and do NOT drink...

Eldred
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Eldre

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by Eldre » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00



>>Make that three of us.  Don't forget to include on the list of wastes of TV
>>time:

>>Baseball
>>Football
>>Hockey
>>Tennis
>>Track and Field
>>Skiing
>>any "Xtreme" sport
>>and *_especially_* Golf.

>While I wouldnt put all of these on my list, some of them would be
>there.
>BUT, you forgot to add Wrestling. What a pure joke it is, it's
>pathetic to watch.

I like Baseball, Footbal, and Tennis.  But if there's a race on, it's no
contest...

Eldred
--
Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999
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with experience...
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Gaul

Mr. Gearan finally writes a rebuttal

by Gaul » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00


Yeah, I know- I understood your original point.  But as soon as I read it I
saw where this thing would end up.  :-)

It's just that its been almost a week now since the accident and my wife and
I are still thinking about it.  She more so than me, I believe.  She
remembered some interviews with him that we've seen, and commented at the
time on how nice and respectful Adam appeared for such a young man.

We were driving just two days ago when out of nowhere she said "None of our
children are going to participate in racing."  Just like that.  I had never
even mentioned the idea before, so I know that she's been thinking about
Adam's accident.  On top of that, she started getting interested in CART
just last year and so some of her first experiences with racing were the
deaths of both Rodriguez and Moore.  I'm a bit surprised that she's still
watching after all this.

Anyway, sorry for spilling it here.  I know that I could just as easily have
ignored this thread rather than start ***ing about OT posts (which I'm off
guilty of myself).  Maybe I should have. Oh well.

Andre Warrin

Mr. Gearan finally writes a rebuttal

by Andre Warrin » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00


The right to kill a burglar... you don't mean this seriously or do
you?

Andre


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