Expecting a carjacker or rapist or drug pusher to care that his possession or use of a gun is unlawful is like expecting a terrorist to care that his car bomb is taking up two parking spaces. - "Usenet posting in talk.politics.guns".


Joseph T. Chew

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ICE T
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Time never changes things..It only give us the space to change it.
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ICE-T
If you believe that I'm a cop killer, you believe David Bowie is an astronaut.
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So from an actor's perspective, you really have no idea how you're acting.
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Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.
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