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Re: Trying to understand
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 15 Mar 2000 17:02:28 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Edward Sanburn writes:
> Karim,
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> > Actually, this is one that I can't understand at all.... I can't figure out • how
> > ANYONE could object to mandatory trigger locks... How in the world would
> > something like that impinge on your rights? Now, granted, it most likely • would
> > not do a thing to combat a lot of the high-publicity shootings that have
> > recently occurred (but then, no law would... those people were criminals... • by
> > definition, not being controlled by laws). However, it would probably help
> > reduce the number of annual accidental deaths-by-gunshot that occur when • little
> > johnny finds his father's gun in the closet, which, believe it or not, is a
> > pretty high number.
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> Well, one could argue that when you are in a situation where you would
> need your gun (A.k.a. late night break in) trying to find the key to a
> trigger lock could result in your death, or your property being stolen,
> etc.
http://www.lugnet.com/off-topic/debate/?n=4882
> Secondly, why isn't little Johnny not taught about the gun? Go out
> to the range with him, show what it can do, let him fire it, teach him
> about it. Then little Johnny knows better.
It's not little Johnny that I worry about, it's little Johnny's friends.
> Thirdly, I like the situation
> where the people that do own guns should be allowed to take them with
> you, to work, etc. That way they aren't laying around. Ugh, this debate
> is so common sense, yet not a lot of people get it.
I could see my commute getting uglier yet. :-)
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> Scott S.
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> >
> > So what is the argument here? It will add too much to the cost of the gun?
> > Please! Can anyone honestly tell me that they are going to balk at buying a
> > $400 handgun because it has to be sold with a $6 trigger lock? This reminds • me
> > of the fight against mandatory seat belts in cars... ("But, if we make
> > seatbelts standard, people will think our cars are unsafe!").
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> > Honestly, This is perhaps the ONLY reasonable and practical gun saftey
> > regulation ever to be proposed by congress.
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> No regulation for guns make sense, because it affects law abiding
> citizens, not criminals, not the black market, not people stealing guns,
> etc.
I partially agree with this statement.
Criminals are just that, criminals. Nothing will stop them from getting the
illegal items that they want. I do believe that there are people that should
not be allowed to have weapons. Those who have committed felonies (although
what passes as a felony anymore may invalidate my point here), violent crimes,
etc. especially repeat offenders. That's not to say that they can't obtain a
weapon through darker channels, it just adds another punishable offense when
they do get caught.
> I wish they would just come out and say, they want to ban all guns.
> At least then they would be truthful.
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> Scott S.
-Duane
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| Duane, (...) Well, here is a gut wrencher for all of you non violent types: teach this in school. (The sound of alarms going off, leftists kicking in their screens, mass rioting and hysteria result!) I have told this in the last round of gun debates (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Karim, (...) Well, one could argue that when you are in a situation where you would need your gun (A.k.a. late night break in) trying to find the key to a trigger lock could result in your death, or your property being stolen, etc. Secondly, why (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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