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I was on a gun forum the other day and somebody started talking about cars. I was so disgusted ...I could'a just spit. Nearly anyone can own them and they kill a lot of people, well most of them actually. Sure, car nuts will claim it's the drivers ...not the hardware.
"More likely to be killed by a deadly spider than a burglar down under. We use shoes or rolled up newspapers for that. Possibly why we don't have a gun problem?"
That does bring up an interesting point. We don't have a newspaper problem, but shoes are another thing entirely. A well known government employee was recently attacked by shoes while doing his job. Lucky for him he was good at ducking. Like he'd done it before.
And it wasn't like he wasn't armed, so there goes that theory of wearing them for self protection. Yeah ...that's right he had a matched pair, probably Italian collectibles, but he couldn't get them in a firing position ahead of time. God, I wish he would have though, right on camera. That would have been so cool to watch. Like OK Corral.
You can bet that government security is going to start watching for shoes ready to go ...er ...come ....off.
I've recognized that danger for a long time. It didn't take a horrid public incident for me. Just the other day I was walking in the mall and a guy walking the other way was packing. That is so common in America, both feet. The thing was, he had one untied. I watched him over my shoulder until he was out of range.
For those that enjoy the sport...
http://sockandawe.com/ 
Just having fun, guys. At someone elses expense, natch.
Wes
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