I know of a town in Georgia that did just that, required ownership. No, I don't believe in that at all. Some people aren't suited, wouldn't be capable, of using the weapon in the proscribed manner, and would be unable to kill.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 3:15 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: questions from the gun control thread > > That makes sense, what I don't want to see is laws saying > that you must own and carry. > I believe there's a city in Texas or Alabama, where it's > illegal *not* to own and carry a firearm. > > Do you think that the second amendment protects the inverse? The right > *not* to bear arms > > > > Loathe wrote: > > Make it so they aren't illegal, make the actions committed with them > > illegal. > > > > That is, in my opinion, the only way to constitutionally > deal with it. > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Scott Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:27 PM > >> To: cf-community > >> Subject: Re: questions from the gun control thread > >> > >> Back to the original question, how do we solve the problem of > >> illegal firearms... > >> > >> Loathe wrote: > >> > >>> Assault weapons are used less than any other class of > >>> > >> firearms in crimes. > >> > >>> I don't think it was well established in that thread at al > >>> > >> that they > >> > >>> are part of the major gun crime issue at all. They are > >>> > >> scary looking > >> > >>> and people have banned them for that reason alone. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:58 AM > >>>> To: cf-community > >>>> Subject: Re: questions from the gun control thread > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> It was well established in the gun control thread that > the major > >>>>> gun/crime issue is illegal handguns/illegal assault weapons > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> (IMO). What > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> are people's thoughts on stopping the trade in illegal > >>>>> > >> firearms. I'm > >> > >>>>> not sure I buy the argument to "just arm everyone else", > >>>>> > >> while the > >> > >>>>> Constitution is interpreted to guarantee the right to > >>>>> > >> legally own a > >> > >>>>> firearm, doesn't it also guarantee the right not to? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> have chemical taggants in all ammunition. That way > tracing becomes > >>>> much easier. The last time this was proposed, the NRA was > >>>> > >> against it. > >> > >>>> Make ammunition much much more expensive. > >>>> > >>>> Make firearms much more difficult to transport. If the > >>>> > >> user does not > >> > >>>> have a transportation certificate its a 3 month jail term > >>>> > >> and $5000 > >> > >>>> fine if they cannot produce the certificate within 24 > >>>> > >> hours at their > >> > >>>> nearest police station. > >>>> > >>>> Reduce the penalties for drugs. > >>>> > >>>> Another problem and one I cannot see how to to deal with > >>>> > >> is that most > >> > >>>> firearm related crimes and suicides are impulsive. > >>>> its very easy to pick up a pistol and blaze away, essentially an > >>>> impulse. Its much more involved and deliberative to take a > >>>> > >> baseball > >> > >>>> bat and beat the crap out of someone else. It also gives > >>>> > >> that person > >> > >>>> a much better opportunity to beat the crap out of you. If > >>>> > >> you could > >> > >>>> really reduce the impulsive nature of firearms then that > >>>> > >> would go a > >> > >>>> long way to reduce firearm related incidents. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:280093 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
