I was 11 years old living in a small town about 150 miles from Detroit and remember all the men cleaning and loading their long guns.
It was reassuring to a youngster.
This was in the days when our news was sporadic and subject to the rumor mill.
I do remember marveling at the fact that the rioters burned down their own neighborhoods.
Seemed kinda stupid to me.
I wonder if history will repeat itself if George Zimmerman is acquitted?
No worries.. This will be the question most asked by the scared female jurors.
"Most people in the film community are unfamiliar with firearms and many oppose them, some quite virulently," Heston wrote. "During the L.A. riots in 1992, a good many of these folk suffered a change of heart. As smoke from burning buildings smudged the skyline and the TV news showed vivid images of laughing looters smashing windows and carting off boomboxes and booze, I got a few phone calls from firmly anti-gun friends in clear conflict. 'Umm, Chuck, you have quite a few . . . ah, guns, don't you?' 'Yes, I do.' 'Shotguns and . . . like that?' 'Indeed.' 'Could you lend me one for a day or so? I tried to buy one, but they have this waiting period . . . '