At 5:14 PM -0700 7/22/96, Ernest Hua wrote:
Rural America has a very different culture than urban America and urban America's recent attempts to impose its values (like hoplophobia) on us really chafes.
Though it is well known that I am in favor of gun control regulations, I have to support Brad Dolan here. There is a huge and traditional gun culture in rural American, particularly in the midwest. The way most Jewish
Or the way many blacks were lynched (physically and socially) in the South. Or the way many asians were segregated. Or the way many ethnic groups fought each other in inner cities.
These are cultural relics of the good ol' days I simply can do without.
Ern
I find myself in the very peculiar and unfamiliar position of defending the gun crowd--I fail to see how (speaking generally) a midwestern rural teen's having a hunting rifle affects someone in urban America. Any integrity with respect to civil liberties extends to the rights of those with whom you disagree. Otherwise it's self-indulgence wrapped in fancy-looking clothes. David