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"I love guns. I grew up with them. My grandpa taught me how to shoot them in
our garden when I was eight years old. Like many kids who grow up in rural
communities, guns were part of our life. Many in our village had at least one.
Every Friday evening, my grandfather, my father and most men (plus a
considerable number of girls and women) would meet at our local pub for
marksmen contests. The trophies my ancestors won still line a shelf in my
parents’ modest home.
But — and here comes a crucial difference — I did not grow up in rural America,
but in rural Germany. The guns we shot were BB guns and air rifles, maybe a
Walther or Beretta. The people who used “real” rifles, such as a repeating
rifle, were hunters, of which we had plenty in our village."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
