European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse / thursday. May 19, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 17 a d it in e 0 is to i it i it i it get s d e e new ammunition in fight against guns today a crossword dear Ann Landers v i know your views on guns and thought you might make use of the enclosed essay. In be named it a the great american no name please just i Des Moines dear . Your message could save lives. A million thanks. Here a tis a the delusion persists that a gun is an effective method of self defense. The fact is a gun is often useless As a weapon of self defense. A guns Are the weapons of Choice for criminals because there is no effective defense against the gun. The criminal combines distance and Surprise and bang you re dead before you can reach that gun Hardy for self defense. A your fantasy is that when someone threatens harm you will grab your gun and shoot _ him. Sorry it almost never happens that Way. The reason it makes the news when an intruder does get killed is because it occurs so rarely. A if Possession of guns by Law abiding citizens prevented crime we would be a crime free country. So Many Law abiding citizens have guns that a criminal should be afraid to enter a Home or a business for fear of being shot. But Why Are they not afraid criminals know your gun is no threat. Remember distance and Surprise. Bang you re dead. You never had a Chance to reach that gun. A a a. /. V. 1 a a your other fantasy is if Only someone had had a gun when that gunman shot those people in the train or the school or the food place wrong again. He got his shots off before anyone could react. Remember a distance and Surprise. I will guarantee Ann Landers dear Abby. As an owner of a hot tub and a grandparent with several grandchildren who Are the Light of our lives i wish to thank the grandparents in Oregon for the warning in regard to the danger of the suction of the circulating pumps. His letter also prompted me to Send my own warning off to you. I Hope you find it is As important to print. One a of our Little granddaughters had always been afraid of the Leaf Blower which used almost daily on our deck. I thought it was important to teach her that it was not something she had to be afraid of and when she finally allowed it near her i began to blow it toward her so she could see that it would not Hurt her dear Abby quibble i suppose that toe be lost again ? of course silly. As a sou>lefc#f0u ought to be ashamed of vour-5clf for kids Frettig Able to read a map i la m\1g so Oll a Ritzu that i cake read a mfg. A a a someone close did have a gun. But the gunman fired and was gone before he or she could get it out of the pocket the purse the Glove compartment or the drawer. A fall you gun people who insist there should be no restrictions on the Sale Possession or ownership of guns and bullets Are guilty of enabling criminals to Arm themselves. A you have put so Many guns into the hands of criminals that there is now no Hope of reclaiming our country from gyn toting criminals. And not just Ordinary guns. You have insisted that criminals have full Access to the most deadly handguns and automatics. Arming criminals you did it thanks a lot. The Only solution is to Stop the Sale of guns and dear Ann Landers a i like your idea of encouraging people to do acts of kindness. A a a a ,. Last year 1 Learned of a Good Way to reduce stress. After an upsetting confrontation with a rude Sale clerk 1 got in my car to go to the Bank. I was so angry i see straight. On my Way i passed a doughnut shop and impulsively stopped. I bought a dozen doughnuts took them to the Bank and gave them to the tellers for their Coffee break. My anger was immediately dispelled and i Felt Good the rest of the Day. That was the first time i performed a random act of kindness and have since made it a habit. When i get upset or angry i change my mood by doing something thoughtful generous and totally unexpected. The results Are magical. A a miss a dear Xiv a Quot. A Beautiful. I Hope its contagious. Letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . To 11563, Chi. Cago. Iii. 60611-0562. \. A. C creators Syndicate. / a but just made a lot of noise. How wrong i was. The next thing i knew the vacuum suction on the Side of the motor had sucked her Long hair into the fan twisting it and had pulled her right up against it within seconds. By the time i turned off the switch most of her hair was twisted and tangled inside the Blower. You can imagine the fear this poor child suffered a not to mention the pain of the whole ordeal. It was not life threatening but could have been avoided with a Little foresight on my part this will warn others and avoid a similar incident. A a Nanak from orov1lle, Calif dear Nana a. 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