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Re: Gun debate (was Re: New Web Page
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 18 May 1999 22:27:30 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Stanley writes:
> Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> > True. In which case, it would be time to change the legislation.
> >
> > But, I think training which is mostly ineffective is still better than no
> > training.
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> Debatable, I guess. The "training" that they require in TN, at least
> as administered here in Knox county, is laughable. The written test
> is practically answered question by question by the instructor. The
> firing test is about as hard as it would be for me to hit a stationary
> bus parked 10 feet from me.
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> > Maybe I've been watching too much TV (entirely likely), but I have these
> > mental images of people walking into gun shops, buying a weapon OTC, and
> > thinking that they are suddenly safe from attack. Without knowledge and
> > experience, they are a danger to themselves and others.
>
> Yeah. Those people are stupid for the most part. Pointing and
> shooting aren't really that difficult, though. Knowing when to do it
> is the part that require some intelligence. Hitting what you aim at
> requires a modicum of skill, coordination, and practice.
>
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Hi, I don't know if I am like a hair in the soup but I don't have time to read
all previous postings in that thread.
What I can see is that your debating gun control, in Canada if you want to buy
a weapon you need a permit and succed a weapon training course. Also some kind
of gun that are not in some state like hand gun are restricted. You need a
special permit to posses and another to carry it with you. But most of all if
you go to a store to buy you need to fill a form, wait 3 days then go back to
pick it up. All these restriction an different mentality than in the US make
there is lot less house that have gun. This result in lot less violent crime
commited with guns except in the west (Alberta an Saskachewan) where the number
of house is comparable with the US.
So one good way to prevent violent usage of weapon is too make them harder to
get. This will not prevent organize criminal to get ther hand on what they want
but will surely help prevent kid firing other for anyreason and people
suddenly shoot other in rage and fury for X reason such as in small car
accident and your dog kill my cat...
of course it is not the BIG answer or the only one but it help
Martin
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