[archy]

Though dated, the book is still in circulation, and I was tipped off to this by a pal. This appears to be another part of the continuing attack to see the Assault Weapons Ban not only extended but expanded, and it looks like the massacres necessary for the publicity they'll need are being planned as well.

These people are using murders to push their political agenda. You know what that makes them....

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[archy]

Bang_list ping!

[Bob]

From the article:

...to explore how guns migrate from the so-called legitimate gun-distribution network to the hands of killers, robbers, and inner-city gangsters,"...

Yep, those migratory guns and their actions really need to be studied.

Do they migrate south in winter like birds do? Perhaps they actually hibernate until they can find a criminal to attach themselves to.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

...what should law-abiding citizens do about it?...

They should be armed, and vigilant, and not afraid to stand up to the riff raff.

Or the common criminals, who are not in the government.

[Normal4me]

"How do criminals get their guns? And what should law-abiding citizens do about it?"

Oh, this is easy..criminals steal guns because they are criminals. Law abiding citizens should shoot criminals.

[elbucko]

"Biography of a gun"

The title tells the tail. Guns don't have a "biography". This is an attempt to anthropomorphize an inanimate object as the precursor and instigator of a human crime. To absolve the responsibility of humans for the manner they may use a "tool". To be sure, there are crimes along the way, but they are committed by humans. Many of whom, should know better.

[boris]

Responsible gun owners lock up their guns. All of mine (except one) are in a gun safe in the cellar. My "house gun" is a Smith Model 19, loaded, with the cylinder open, in a small safe next to my bed. I can open the safe in the dark and have the cylinder closed in 5 seconds.

The big safe is there because I don't want my guns stolen by thieves. The little safe is there because I want my house gun nearby and accessible.

I have no children.

Ammo lies all over the place; why bother to lock it up if the guns are secure and no kids about?

That's how I choose to do things--primarily to prevent my guns from falling into the "wrong hands".

--Boris

[RogueIsland]

3. Do you own a handgun?

Not a handgun, no...

[Flyer]

the so-called legitimate gun-distribution network

The so-called legitimate gun-distribution network? What the heck is that insinuating?

[Badray]

" "I set out to trace his weapon from the moment its design was conceived to its use at Atlantic Shores as a way to explore how guns migrate from the so-called legitimate gun-distribution network to the hands of killers, robbers, and inner-city gangsters,"

This author is an idiot. If it passes thru all those hands in the 'so-called' network, and it is not used in a crime before it is stolen by a criminal, then doesn't that tell you the problem is not the gun, but the person using it?

[budwiesest]

Is a gun essential to the American psyche or the American way of life?

Yes. That this had to be asked at all signifies the betrayal of natural rights this country was founded upon.

Given that my size could intimidate folks of lesser size my reluctance to say, grab a purse, is founded in two considerations: first, my moral grounding. Second, that some petite person might drill numerous pieces of lead into my body.

Talked to a friend the other day who witnessed two 'large' black dudes who simply pulled up to a landscaper's truck and helped themselves to one of his lawnmowers that was on the sidewalk. The victim was Asian and just stood there in disbelief. Not much he could do.

[Richard-SIA]

Prior to mass media coverage even the most heinous crimes usually remained local matters.

Now they are the life blood of modern media, and the inspiration for copy-cats to feed the liberals need to maintain a certain level of mayhem, so as to justify their never ending quest for more control and fewer rights for citizens.

This is indeed designed to instigate more shootings, to keep the "AW" & "Hi-Cap" mag bans in place!

[Chemist_Geek]

And please join us for a discussion of "Lethal Passage" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at the Ferndale Public Library, 222 E. Nine Mile, Ferndale.

FWIW, Ferndale is a notoriously anti-gun suburb of Detroit. Their anti-concealed-carry ordinance got smacked down recently.