I just thought of something I should have thought of before...
When someone mentions people driving on sidewalks, I should
ask why someone would do that? Doesn't that mean they are
wanting to cause havoc, and it's NOT just because they
don't have a license?
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> > For the majority of Americans, common-sense also suggests that to own
TH> a
> > firearm one should be properly trained, and licensed, similar to how
TH> one
> > gets a license to drive a car.
> This. I have no general problem with guns, but I don't see why you
TH> shouldn't
> need to have a license, registration, and maybe even insurance in the
TH> same
> way that you would a car. We make people do that to own a car so that we know
> that they have at least a marginal idea of how to operate it, and
TH> won't
> go driving on sidewalks mowing people down. In the same vein, I don't
TH> see
> why you shouldn't be properly trained and licensed to use any kind of a
TH> gun
> as well. Cos I'd much rather you understand how it works, than just be
TH> some
> schmo that walked off the street and bought a rifle from Wal-Mart with
> nothing except "guns are cool" as background.
TH> The problem would be that criminals and killers would not bother to do
TH> any of that and as usual, the only ones that suffer and pay the "ginormous"
TH> fees for it are the legal, law-abiding citizens.
TH> -=Thumper=-
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