[Bonwicke] FW: [RN] Dueling in the news

[HE Chiang]

You know I have always thought that one could trace the decline of civility and our civilization to the outlawing of dueling. As a fellow once said "An armed society is a polite society.
HE Chiang
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jesus Cavazos 
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  Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 8:13 AM
  Subject: [Bonwicke] FW: [RN] Dueling in the news




  Got this from RapierNet. And people think Texans are crazy because of our guns.
   
  Toshiro
   

   
  > 
  > From this week's "News of the Weird" 
  > http://www.newsoftheweird.com/archive/index.html :
  > 
  > In addition to addressing the usual state homeland-security concerns, 
  > Kentucky's statute requires anyone licensed as a first responder to 
  > disasters to take an oath against dueling ("I, being a citizen of 
  > this state, have not fought a duel with deadly weapons ... nor have I 
  > sent or accepted a challenge (to duel), nor have I acted as second in 
  > carrying a challenge (to duel), so help me God").
  > 
   


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