I see what you are saying Hatton, but I can't see any argument to the logic that preventing legal purchase of guns = less guns in circulation = harder to get hold of. That's the situation here certainly.
Lastly, not sure how it would provide more victims? w -----Original Message----- From: Hatton Humphrey [mailto:hatton@;fishertowne.com] Sent: 22 October 2002 14:12 To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Possible Sniper Arrest Will, The only thing preventing legal purchases of firearms would do is provide more victims for those willing to break the law anyway. A person that is willing to commit a crime does not carry around a tally sheet thinking, "Okay, I'm willing to get caught for breaking and entering, theft and posession of controlled substances but there's no way I'm going to break a gun law." A friend of mine put it best: Intelligent theories are completely worthless when applied to those who do not fit the normal mold of society. Hatton Will Swain wrote: >I see. So, theoretically at least, this gun may have been acquired legally >in another state, and bought into Maryland? So surely preventing legal >acquisition of guns would go some way to stopping individuals like this from >owning them? > >w > >> The states al have different gun laws. So while the gun may be illegal in >> Maryland, it may not be in Virginia. That is one of the things that makes >> the debate more difficult. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_community Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
