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Those *dangerous* Korean War relics
Saw this clip today about a derelict 1950's era AA gun sitting in some
guy's yard near DFW airport. "Concerned individuals" (i.e. dimwits) called the news station worried about the gun being pointed toward the airport, and being used to target aircraft(!) Fer Christ's sake, did they notice the tall grass growing all around the thing? Don't most public libraries and VFW halls have an old howitzer sitting outside? Sheeesh... http://www.nbc5i.com/video/9304340/index.html |
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Those *dangerous* Korean War relics
This was a free country before 1968, then they passed a new
law which required all "destructive devices" to be registered and deactivated. Historical cannons outside of court houses had the barrels cut and the breech welded, the barrel filled with concrete. Those AA guns probably have had similar treatment with a torch and welding rod. But Texas, like many states does allow ownership of real machine guns IF the federal laws on background checks and taxes/registration are followed. So maybe the owner of the AA is the most trustworthy and honest fellow in the county. Or maybe he is just a Jane Fonda fan and wants her to come visit. -- The people think the Constitution protects their rights; But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. some support http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties. "Kingfish" wrote in message ups.com... | Saw this clip today about a derelict 1950's era AA gun sitting in some | guy's yard near DFW airport. "Concerned individuals" (i.e. dimwits) | called the news station worried about the gun being pointed toward the | airport, and being used to target aircraft(!) Fer Christ's sake, did | they notice the tall grass growing all around the thing? Don't most | public libraries and VFW halls have an old howitzer sitting outside? | Sheeesh... | | http://www.nbc5i.com/video/9304340/index.html | |
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Those *dangerous* Korean War relics
"Jim Macklin" wrote in message news:LQZfg.25291$ZW3.19897@dukeread04... This was a free country before 1968, then they passed a new law which required all "destructive devices" to be registered and deactivated. The US ceased to be a free country long before 1968. |
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Those *dangerous* Korean War relics
Income tax? Prohibition? Joined United Nations?
-- The people think the Constitution protects their rights; But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. some support http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties. "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message .net... | | "Jim Macklin" wrote in message | news:LQZfg.25291$ZW3.19897@dukeread04... | | This was a free country before 1968, then they passed a new | law which required all "destructive devices" to be | registered and deactivated. | | | The US ceased to be a free country long before 1968. | | |
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Those *dangerous* Korean War relics
"Jim Macklin" wrote in message news:2Regg.25779$ZW3.13140@dukeread04... Income tax? Prohibition? Joined United Nations? Prohibition, yes, but we repealed that. The Civil War, military draft, Social Security, the dole, Social Security, minimum wage, etc., etc., etc. |
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Those *dangerous* Korean War relics
Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Jim Macklin" wrote in message news:2Regg.25779$ZW3.13140@dukeread04... Income tax? Prohibition? Joined United Nations? Prohibition, yes, but we repealed that. The Civil War, military draft, Social Security, the dole, Social Security, minimum wage, etc., etc., etc. Civil war??? |
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Those *dangerous* Korean War relics
"Kingfish" wrote in message
ups.com... Saw this clip today about a derelict 1950's era AA gun sitting in some guy's yard near DFW airport. "Concerned individuals" (i.e. dimwits) called the news station worried about the gun being pointed toward the airport, and being used to target aircraft(!) Fer Christ's sake, did they notice the tall grass growing all around the thing? Don't most public libraries and VFW halls have an old howitzer sitting outside? Sheeesh... http://www.nbc5i.com/video/9304340/index.html I lurk a lot post a little. I had to comment on this one. Incredible. Are people really this stupid, and is the local news in Dallas really hurting for stories this bad. The rest of this thread was interesting. The idea of reparations, while an interesting topic for debate, is unworkable in many ways. The first and most obvious, who will pay and who will be paid? How are you going to determine this? You would have to do family trees for every person in America, and every person who has lived in America. Every black person, or person of black heritage, in America is not a descendant of a former slave. Nor is every white person, or person of white heritage, a descendant of a former slave owner. |
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Those *dangerous* Korean War relics
"BucFan" wrote in message
... "Kingfish" wrote in message ups.com... Saw this clip today about a derelict 1950's era AA gun sitting in some guy's yard near DFW airport. "Concerned individuals" (i.e. dimwits) called the news station worried about the gun being pointed toward the airport, and being used to target aircraft(!) Fer Christ's sake, did they notice the tall grass growing all around the thing? Don't most public libraries and VFW halls have an old howitzer sitting outside? Sheeesh... http://www.nbc5i.com/video/9304340/index.html I lurk a lot post a little. I had to comment on this one. Incredible. Are people really this stupid, and is the local news in Dallas really hurting for stories this bad. The rest of this thread was interesting. The idea of reparations, while an interesting topic for debate, is unworkable in many ways. The first and most obvious, who will pay and who will be paid? How are you going to determine this? You would have to do family trees for every person in America, and every person who has lived in America. Every black person, or person of black heritage, in America is not a descendant of a former slave. Nor is every white person, or person of white heritage, a descendant of a former slave owner. And you'll find that you also have white people with black slaves in their family history and black people with white slave owners in their family trees as well. eg: Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings... Jay B |
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Those *dangerous* Korean War relics
"Jay Beckman" wrote in message news:k8Pgg.11128$KB.6148@fed1read08... And you'll find that you also have white people with black slaves in their family history and black people with white slave owners in their family trees as well. eg: Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings... You may want to reinvestigate that: at best they can find it was one of the Jefferson family and, IIRC, Tom Jefferson was in Europe when Hemings became pregnant. |
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