> I was adamantly opposed to gun control until the drive-by. I freely > admit that it changed my thoughts about it, although not necessarily > my position.
Was the shooter a law-abiding citizen who follows the law, or someone who, if a gun control law were enacted, would simply ignore it? If he was the latter, then *any* law along these lines would have zero effect on the problem, but instead cause a whole new problem by disarming those who have the right to protect themselves. > The assault weapon ban seems to make good sense to me. > I can't get my brain around why anyone not in combat would need one. Because when the shit hits the fan, you won't be able to defend your home with Grandpa's 20-ga. Double-barreled shotgun, or that old revolver your mother gave you back when. Come to my neighborhood and I'll show you. Just had a gang shooting next to my backyard two weeks ago while my daughter was out there. > I'm willing to listen if you can enlighten me. Which makes you one of the truly intelligent and responsible people whom I respect and admire. If you ever want to have a private conversation about this then please feel free to contact me offlist. I would be honored. You know, I have a plan for responsible gun ownership and crime control that I bet my life would work like gangbusters (pun intended). Remember my discussion of this some months ago? I'm going to mention it on change.gov right now. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis President Productivity Enhancement ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:279769 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
