tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371904020164697258.post609656243615453556..comments2024-03-28T03:12:12.079-05:00Comments on Northern Valley Beacon: Guns and posesDavid Newquisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04937837001343753140noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371904020164697258.post-73643920516493498862022-08-02T16:30:20.326-05:002022-08-02T16:30:20.326-05:00I have received inquiries about how the restaurant...I have received inquiries about how the restaurant chef prepared the ducks for a banquet. His recipe was an adaptation of Peking Duck, as I recall. His restaurant featured game on the menu, and he had developed a menu that attracted people from throughout the Midwest. David Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937837001343753140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371904020164697258.post-31752918531937440482021-12-04T05:10:27.999-06:002021-12-04T05:10:27.999-06:00I enjoyed your article but when I grew up in the 6...I enjoyed your article but when I grew up in the 60's with a brother using me for target practice with his BB gun, it was not enjoyable. I developed a hatred for guns at age 6.<br /><br />Guns are not toys for little boys to PLAY with. Valerie Mathenynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371904020164697258.post-70045678956769117082021-11-30T21:04:33.953-06:002021-11-30T21:04:33.953-06:00I also hope that justice In the future will hold p...I also hope that justice In the future will hold people fully responsible for their acts. The Rittenhouse case does not set a legal precedent, but it reflects a prevailing attitude. David Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937837001343753140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371904020164697258.post-57407731603182290412021-11-30T18:23:11.974-06:002021-11-30T18:23:11.974-06:00Great article David. It brought back many memorie...Great article David. It brought back many memories of my own interactions with guns, and similar lessons from my grandfather. A gun was just another dangerous tool to be handled carefully and used only to accomplish some necessary task.<br /><br />I disagree, however, with your analysis of the Rittenhouse case. As best I can tell that case creates no new legal rule permitting some bozo to carry a gun into a crowd and then kill someone trying to disarm him if he poses a danger, any more than the OJ Simpson verdict meant someone could kill his wife and her lover with impunity. Instead, despite all the publicity and commentary, the case is simply one jury's verdict in one case based on their conclusion, right or wrong, that the prosecutor failed to prove the elements of the charged crimes beyond a reasonable doubt. The next guy who kills someone in similar circumstances could just as likely be convicted on all counts and sentenced to life in prison, or execution in some states, depending on the particular attitudes of the jurors, the skill exhibited by both the prosecutor and defense counsel, and the manner and nature of the judge rulings and behavior.bearcreekbatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371904020164697258.post-19907954160413908262021-11-30T14:33:14.851-06:002021-11-30T14:33:14.851-06:00I have a S&W revolver I received from my fathe...I have a S&W revolver I received from my father, who got it from his father, with the understanding that it never be fired and passed on to the next generation. I am uncertain if ammunition is even obtainable for this vintage weapon. I've not fired a rifle since I qualified, despite being a horrible shot, at Fort Leonard Wood in 1962.Jerry K. Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767327483158729005noreply@blogger.com