> -----Original Message----- > From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:39 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Right To Bear Arms > > Nope, sorry they have heavily regulated gun ownership.
That may just be a difference in my wording. By "open" I didn't mean "unregulated" - I meant that gun ownership was legally possible and pretty easy (easy enough for the common citizen). Canada is strictly regulated, but it's still pretty easy to legally obtain weapons. I believe that Israel is essentially open. Australia seems about as open as we are in many ways (you need a permit and a "genuine reason" - which can be as simple as "collecting" - to obtain a weapon). Most Scandinavian countries are pretty open, requiring a license but not much else. Finland and Norway, specifically, have strong hunting and sport shooting traditions and make it pretty simple to obtain weapons. Of course it doesn't really matter tho'; whether or not we are the only country with essentially open gun ownership it doesn't change the fundamental questions. Why do Americans feel the need to push the envelope with their ownership (in number, power, etc)? Where exactly do our rights to own end (someplace between slingshots and tactical ICBMs)? Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:256818 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
