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People are great, individuals are rude, ignorant, and untrustworthy.

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Might I point out that this, minus the 'people are great' part, is a good summation of the views of many prominent conservatives on this forum as well. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

I have a great loathing for the Puritanical Peoples' Republic of MA as well, and particularly for its state government and the system of bribery and gerrymandering that some people seem to mistake for an attempt at socialism. Until recently I could not buy beer on Sundays here either, and the only reason I can now is because I live within 10 miles of the NY border and local businesses sued the state, saying it was an unfair disadvantage that they were only open 6 days.

Oh, and here in super-elite South Berkshire county, you can't even sell beer or wine in a gas station or grocery store, for fear of miscreants I suppose.

You also can't get Geico, Progressive, or a variety of other cheap insurance providers here, because the state legislature 'protects' consumers by saddling them with a non-competitive, overpriced insurance market.

However, I don't have a problem with the statement included in the gun. To a few people, like Zeno, it is an affront to the dignity and responsibility of a decent, well-trained gun owner. To the rest, it is a wall of Legos to stop the tsunami that is the ignorance and irresponsibility of the average citizen.

NT