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SubjectRe: Arm the gnus
Eric S. Raymond writes:

> I instigated Linus's first shooting expedition in a long while a few
> months back (I can report that he is a steady, competent shot with a
> 9mm semi). Standing offer to all linux kernel developers: I'll
> teach basic defensive pistol technique to anybody who wants to
> learn.

Eric, I'm aware of your narrow political agenda on the guns
issue. Your signatures make this plain. However, the linux-kernel list
is not the place for soliciting shooting training. Not only is
linux-kernel a list for technical issues about the linux kernel, it is
also an international forum, not a U.S.A. forum, so arguments about
the "constitutional right to bear arms" is utterly irrelevant to many
on this list.

Also, you should be aware that arms control is a sensitive issue for
many people, so you should show some sensitivity and avoid promoting
guns on this list. By all means go ahead and promote them on a
relevant newsgroup, but not here.

> You don't have to be paranoidally afraid of Microsoft assassination
> squads for this to be a good idea, but I'm offering in case you
> are... :-)

Or you might just want to play with guns.

I've noticed a few subsequent posts on this topic, and I fear we're
about to have a completely tangential flamewar: there are strong
emotions on both sides of the debate.
Followups to /dev/null.

Regards,

Richard....

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