I also don't see the logic in saying that more legal guns = less victims. I'm pretty sure that guy stepping off the bus would still have been shot even if he were carrying a concealed weapon, but had it been harder to get a gun in the first place, that might have detered the sniper. Do we really want to go back to the days of the old west when everyone carried a gun and was ready to use it.
I'm convinced that a lot of people don't need to be on the road because they drive so dangerously, even though there are tests and licenses for driving. These are the same people who could also apply for concealed weapons permits. Doesn't that scare you just a bit. What happens when a car backfires and suddenly a firefight erupts. Guns are just one of those things whose consequences of misuse or accidental use are too lethal for everyday carrying. Lightsabers are the solutions. A more elegant weapon for a more civilized time. :) Marlon Will Swain wrote: >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 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.
