[lit-ideas] Re: Guns and the older woman, continued

  • From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Lit-Ideas" <Lit-Ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:43:46 -0700

I don't know, does anyone think a couple of Nigerian Airways reps know as
much about Nigeria as Irene?    I have no doubt but that what the reps told
me was accurate.  There was no point in their lying to me.   But we had this
discussion during the  time of the delivery of the last DC-10.  When was
that?  Perhaps around 1984 -1985.  

 

Are guns still illegal to have?  Absolutely:
http://www.worldpress.org/cover7.htm   The Nigerian Laws are just the sort
that would set Mike drooling.  Do Nigerians have guns despite the laws.
Again, absolutely.  Smugglers smuggle guns the same way they did booze
during prohibition and drugs now.  If we institute Mike's laws gun smuggling
will be big business.  

 

Is the situation radically different from what my Nigerian friend described.
I don't think so.  Witness from the article:  "Many Nigerians, particularly
if they are wealthy, keep guns in their homes in case they are attacked by
armed robbers in the middle of the night."  That was my friend's situation -
despite Irene's high-horse-sneer.

 

Lawrence

 

 

 

 

 

From: Lawrence Helm [mailto:lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 10:15 PM
To: 'lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [lit-ideas] Re: Guns and the older woman, continued

 

I got my information from two Nigerians who live there - the Nigerian reps I
interfaced with during the delivery of Nigerian Airways last DC-10.  Where
do you get your information?

 

 

 

From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Andy
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 6:01 PM
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Guns and the older woman, continued

 

Lawrence, where do you get your information?  Guns may or may not be allowed
in Nigeria, but the country is an armed camp.  Nigeria is another instance
of lots of young men with nothing to do, all armed to the teeth with the
very latest weapon technology.  The big thing in Nigeria is kidnapping oil
workers for ransom.  Boy, if you think they're using spears and knives, are
you behind the times.  No more Abbott and Costello and the dancing natives.
Spears and knives are what's not allowed in Nigeria.  They're laughed out of
the country.  Nigeria is very high tech.  Seems your Nigerian Airways friend
didn't have a problem getting a gun in any case.   

 

As far as the old woman the cops killed, are you saying it's a good thing
they killed her?

 



Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 

Reminds me of Nigeria.  My friend the Nigerian Airways Rep said that guns
aren't allowed there and the punishment is severe if one is caught with a
gun; so small gangs of teenagers and young men can pretty much rob whomever
they like.  They have a few spears, some knives, and every once in a while
one will have a gun, but it may or may not work.  The thing is, no family or
person can readily prevent these small gangs from robbing a person or a
house.  Civilians are at their mercy.  My friend wanted to buy a gun while
he was here.  He was willing to risk the penalty rather than give into one
of these gangs -- of course this is the real world and not your mythical
paradise where everyone loves everyone else . . . in fact, pardon the
intrusion.  Go on with your fantasy.

  

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