In Virginia, which has some of the most minimal restrictions on firearms ownership, the pro-gun lobby almost went nuclear when legislation was introducted to limit gun purchases to one a month. The ranting against the law was really frightening. Some of these people came off sounding clinically paranoid. Not the sort of person one would wish to see buying 25 assault rifles each month.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Maureen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 12:06 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Ashcroft testimony (Re: Canada-U.S. border deal goes too > far: critics) > > > At 11:45 AM 12/6/01 -0500, you wrote: > >I think most people would feel afraid to be at a typical gun > show (I know > >I would). Most of the people at gun shows are gun nuts > >(go figure) and gun nuts scare me... > > > >Howie > > Gun shows are frightening. > > I was somewhat supportive of the positions on the right to > bear arms until > I went to gun store with my husband one day. After about 15 > minutes of > standing there looking at some of the people buying guns, I because a > advocate of gun control and background checks. > > Then on Mother's Day last year my son and his girlfriend were in a > restaurant that got shot up in a drive-by shooting and I > became a rabid > supporter of gun control measures, especially automatic weapon bans. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
