On 5/31/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How many supported the Brady Bill? > > I did at the time, but I was driving a taxi in Washington D.C. at > night. Living out west has changed my mind on this. Since my long-term > plans include a cabin someplace as remote as possible, they also > include guns as a matter of couse. When you live in a 200-square-mile > country patrolled by one officer of the law, it's the only way to be, > without even thinking of bears, coyotes and boars.
There are various aspects to the Brady bill. One is the background check requirement. Another was a five day waiting period. The former made sense, the latter was problematic for some people. The bill doesn't do anything to prevent the remote cabin owner from getting a gun (unless they were a criminal hiding out). > > Do gun issues afect your politics? How much (1..10)? > > I see no reason for the NRA to fight for the deregulation of assault > weapons and I have quite a bit of disdain for any politician who > supports this position. I could see some means of allowing collectors > to keep specific items like the ones Gruss has. Otherwise, I am really > much more concerned with free speech issues. 100 word essay on the legal differences between an "assault weapon" and an "assualt rifle" please. :-) Seriously, before you have disdain, understand the technicalities. -Kevin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:159239 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
