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Re: Gun debate (was Re: New Web Page
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Sun, 30 May 1999 22:42:33 GMT
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On Fri, 28 May 1999 13:51:58 GMT, "Christopher L. Weeks"
<c576653@cclabs.missouri.edu> wrote:
> Jasper Janssen wrote:
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> > Redefine the [friggin'] Second, then. Include the amount of training and
> > how selective it can be.
Whoops. Musta thought I was still in alt.peeves (where I am currently
also involved in a gun-control thread that is, at last count,
something on the order of 1000 messages and growing...).
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> IF you mean that the constitution should be amended so that the right to
> keep and bear arms is dependent on some very specific training, then I
> agree with your method of making that change (as opposed to just passing
> laws that violate the constitution).
Well, yeah. I mean, however much _anyone_ may or may not agree with
the constitution, it is there for a reason, and altering it was made
difficult for a reason (though it is _exceptionally_ difficult over
with you folks - no wonder it stands virtually unchanged for 200
years).
> But, I disagree that such an
> amendment should take place. I like the second right where it is.
Actually.. I don't really think one should ban guns in the US.
_Slightly_ more heavy restrictions would be a good thing, IMHO,
though.
Just as long as you don't force guns on me or my country, I can deal
just fine with not forcing you to give them up.
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> > Just don't make it another driving license, for which virtually nobody
> > ever fails..
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> Yes, that would be pointless. But, IMO, it is the most likely outcome
> of such a move. On 6 April 99 Missourians barely decided not to enact a
> concealed carry law, but if it had passed, it would have require
> something like twelve hours of training, and really it wouldn't have
> much changed (in my opinion again) peoples' abilities to bear arms
> responsibly. I think this would have been analogous to a driver's license.
Indeed. By the way, contrast this, if you will, with the .nl driving
licence: On average, it takes about 2.5 tests and 30-40 hours of
practical training to get the practical exam right. The theoretical
exam is a lot more easy, at least if your memory works like mine. I've
also seen people who had to take _that_ one 6 or 7 times, though.
Jasper
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