Posted on 02/26/2008 8:22:55 AM PST by kiriath_jearim
What is your point? How do you propose keeping guns out of the hands of people who obviously should not have them? If every citizen can legally obtain a gun (if qualified) how is a card system somehow a better form of tracking?
Apparently you didn’t see that my suggestion decouples the qualified individual from the purchase. Pre-qualifying individuals as being capable of purchasing a gun does not imply they actually own a gun. At the point of sale the verification process is greatly simplified and as secure a mechanism as we have today and does not require linking the gun to the owner in any database (which I think is what you are apposed too).
It bolsters our cause to keep guns out of the hands of as many criminals as possible. I personally would like to mandate training for new gun owners given the level of stupidity I’ve observed at various gun ranges. People who routinely violate standard safety protocols do as much if not more damage to our rights than criminals.
Liberals would have far fewer talking points if there weren’t so many cases of gun ignorance in the news.
For the simple fact that it's the surest and least "scary" way. Surest meaning over a 99% chance of instant death. The idea is to die, not get crippled.
But most people probably choose it because it's less scary than jumping a building. I looked down once and never tried again.
They are a sheep in wolf's clothing that was discretely set up by Hillary, the DNC and the Brady Bunch.
Additional info posted here: http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2005_08_01_johnrlott_archive.html
Scroll down to the article dated 8/03/2005 "Democrats set up fake organizations to support gun control policies:"
"By creating this made up group called The American Hunters and Shooters Association (AHSA), who will inevitably be used in future Democrat led anti gun campaigns in the near future as so called 'expert' witnesses or a 'sane' voice of sportsmen. just so the anti gun democrats can grandstand for gun control non-issues via their willing accomplishes in the press. I'd imagine the closer we get to the '08' presidential election the more (AHSA) will be in the news."
(There is also an update on the same page posted on 8/06/2005 "Democrats change registration of fake website used to support gun control policies.")
That’s a form of registration.
Alternatively, if we made drivers licenses have en endorsement for disqualification to buy, they could be used. And if we allowed anyone to call to verify the currency and authenticity of a license for any reason, then the fact that someone called does not mean that it was for a gun (it could have been for cigarettes, or a check-cashing ID.)
We can do it by keeping the crazies in a mental institution, and the criminals in jail.
Problem solved
Not a very realistic solution. I’d be happy to hear your solution.
This is what we are up against.
They will not stop until they have seized all guns from honest, law-abiding people and consciously left them in the hands of criminals.
They refuse to admit that making a new law will have NO effect on the criminal [criminals don’t obey laws].
It’s not registration to check an individuals competency to use a deadly weapon. Allowing anyone to obtain a weapon is no more logical than allowing a 9yr old to drive a Ferrari.
We require police and military to qualify with their weapons. I see no reason why citizens should not adhere to a minimum standard. “A well regulated militia” implies some level of competency with a firearm.
In an ideal world all men would have to undergo rifle training when they register with selective service (a database).
Allowing anyone to obtain a weapon...
Liar.
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