[sneakypete]

What will this do to voter turn out in the DC area?

I don't think it will have much effect. Especially not in DC,where only Dims will win anyhow. Does DC even have any Republican or non-Dim candidates running?

One boy answered that he would like to see gun purchases restricted to those who had a license to buy guns.

I can see this going either way. That kid obviously came from a gun-grabber house,so his reaction can be expected. It could be that people from homes where there were no real strong opinions on gun control before could suddenly come out as rabid opponets of gun control. Face it,a lot of people who don't know any better actually believe that crap that any 12 year old can walk into a hardware store and buy a machine gun. Imagine their surprise when they decide to go down to the local Wal-Mart to buy a shotgun for protection,and find out there is a waiting period,background check,and maybe even a "Firearms Owner ID" involved.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Which reminds me, does anyone remember the last time not having a drivers' license stopped someone who wanted to drive from driving? Also, can someone tell me how many of the 40,000+ people killed every year in automobile accidents have a license? I bet most of them do.

[nina0113]

Imagine their surprise when they decide to go down to the local Wal-Mart to buy a shotgun for protection,and find out there is a waiting period,background check,and maybe even a "Firearms Owner ID" involved.

Imagine MY surprise when I went to buy a gun at WalMart (a Remington 12-gauge) & they told me that they would automatically send all my information to the Virginia State Police in Richmond, in addition to the background check. This is not required under Virginia law, Walmart just voluntarily registers your gun anyway. I didn't buy it.

[blackdog]

Where do third world thugs get their terrorist training wings? Usually during third world elections. If a group of terrorists really wanted to flip America on it's head, they just might do the same here. Snipers, fire-bomb, drive byes, etc.... If Florida taught the world one thing, it was that a messy election can bring this country down. Imagine if violence occurs at every major city polling place around the country? Every contest would go into chaos. Our political wolves would eat us up from within. They led by fine example in Florida. I am sure those who would do us harm took notice.