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Re: My Gun Control Rant
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 7 Jan 2001 23:07:30 GMT
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James Powell wrote:
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> I believe I have stated elsewhere in this thread, that I think that some
> portions of the law are stupid. I think that what has been implmented so far
> is probably not overly restrictive- having to know which end of the gun to
> point at the target is not all that bad of a idea before you own one...if you
> ask me :). However, I do agree that the law as it stands will not do all that
> much to reduce crime. It will elminate some crimes, such as the shooting in
> 1996 or so of a British tourist in the Ottawa area by two teens who had bought
> ammo at a Canadian Tire store- with nether one of them being of legal age to
> pruchase ammo at the time, but no requirement to card, so the store sold the
> ammo, and the tourist ended up dead due more to stupidity than anything else.
So, tell me again, WHY in the heck do we have to get a liscense to
purchase amunition? What's wrong with a drivers liscence or other
proof-of-age certificate? Oh, how dumb of me, could it be that there IS
a reason we have to shell out huge amounts of money for the new
liscence?
Even with the new liscence - your statement "It WILL eliminate some
crimes..." is incorrect, "It COULD eliminate some crimes...." ---
underage people buy alcohol and cigarettes everyday.
--
-TiM
NB, CA
http://echofx.itgo.com
t_c_c@yahoo.com
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| (...) Ah, ok. The AK and the AR-15's, are not designed to kill, that's right. NO, they are designed to maim- how could I forget reading the info that 5.56 is based on? What exactly is the purpose of a pistol kept under your clothing in a state with (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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