We need an amendment to clarify this. As written I don't think the constitution allows for ANY weapons to be outlawed across the board.
Jim Davis wrote: >> -----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:256851 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
