very good sampan, but you're slipping . You forgot to suggest that Red Dawn movie was financed by the pro gun ownership mob.
Talking about Americans claiming the right to guns to ensure the integrity of the government was maintained, I remember a lot of our traditional schools maintained a armoury since the turn of the 20th century (1905)to about the middle 60's because of Russian imperialistic ambitions.
The school I went to "Auckland Grammar" had enough Korean war vintage weapons to fully equip a battalion.There were 1000 pupils at the school and every Tuesday afternoon half of us (senior students) were issued a lee enfield mk111s and apart from drilling , were all taught how to strip clean and other general guncraft and stuff. Alongside that we had at least a dozen Bren guns and a battery of 25pounder artillery pieces in which the army boys would come along and show us how to use.
So with that and a pretty easy going gun policy on the part of our government none of the tens of thousands who attended that school or went on to serve out our CMT. or myself have turned into trigger happy nut cases.
Actually at the end of our CMT which lasted all of 3months many of us took up the offer of purchasing our military issued rifle. Thats how iIgot my military issue Lee Enfield No5 Mk1 jungle carbine. I later on purchased a sniper variant of the same rifle from a soldier who wasn't interested in keeping his one. Many conscripts were'nt interested in keeping their rifle as one could sell them for several times over the price we were required to pay for them.
Neither have these hired powerd rifles foun d their way into the hands of the mentally unstable. Although we did have one American style mutiple shooting . In that case the perp used a .22 Remington and .23 Norinco.
On a lighter note many of buddies and myself havw shot possums on my property and here and there and onsold the pelts to fur buyers but if this article is to be believed, many Iraqi or afghan women could be wearing possum furlined g strings under their burkas.
"..... A NEW Zealand gift company uses the slogan: “Possum–more than just roadkill.” The company offers Davy Crockett hats (the symbol of rugged individualism) with an extremely full bushy tail.
Bedspreads, blankets, blended socks and sweaters, bush hats, gloves, scarves and hot water bottle covers. That last item might need some marketing help, and it’s offered: “Life doesn't get more luxurious than snuggling up with a super soft possum fur lined hot water bottle. The sturdy dome closure makes inserting your hotty easy. Sometimes it is easy to have the best.”
For your cat, there are possum fur balls filled with catnip and rice. For the kids, there’s an Eric the Possum hand puppet and a Tartan Teddy Bear. For your friends in the Orient, where it’s said to be prized as an aphrodisiac, there’s possum meat.
The possum fur people say they’re constantly exploring new uses, and to prove their point, there’s also the possum fur G-string. “Soft and cuddly like mink, they make a wonderful novelty gift that will be talked about forever more. Made with Eco-Fur from the brushtail possum.” Black or natural red.
We haven’t talked money yet. The G-string (one size fits all) can be purchased for 6.39 dinars in Iraq, 97,565 afghanis in Afghanistan, 100,646 kwatcha in Zambia or 316,110.58 dong in Vietnam.
That’s $20.54 in U.S. dollars, or they’ll call it even for .06 ounces of gold. Don’t delay. The Christmas shopping season is scurrying past, just like a possum in the night.
– Dec. 18, 2002 "
but heck why worry about that market, whats wrong with the Chinese Market.
