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BigBen · 01-27-2006, 09:13 AM

Folks, just like calling Universal Healthcare "Free Healthcare" (We all know it isn't free, our taxes go to it), I have to object to the language here!

Let us talk about the "Long-Gun" registry. Handguns have always been registered (since 1930, I think) and noone wants to stop that; what we want is for the Long-Gun registry to end.

What possible good can come of this? Where is the rationale?

People get confused when you talk about the "Gun Registry", and they think that we are talking about the whole registration system. Don't we want to know where the handguns are?

The fact remains that the general public is scared of firearms. They have never handled one, they have no training, they see them in movies and videogames, and the media sensationalizes them when crimes are committed.

The average liberal in Toronto pisses their pants when firearms are montioned, and can see no redeeming qualities of those tools. It is not irrational, just ignorant. I am scared of snakes... if I was to touch one, learn about them, and encounter them on a regular basis, I am sure the fear would subside.
It is the fear of the unknown at work here, and some think that if we could count all of the firearms, and keep track of them, then they can't hurt us. Unfortunately, it is like tracking anything else: the costs are enormous, and there will always be instances where the framework does not capture all of the data...

Alas, a conservative government minority cannot do as it wishes, something I am eternally grateful for. If it cannot scrap the Long-Gun registry, I think the next best thing would be for them to simply not fund it any more, and have it die under its own red-tape. Second best solution, but a solution at the end.

01-27-2006, 09:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
BigBen Comedian Location: Use the search button	Folks, just like calling Universal Healthcare "Free Healthcare" (We all know it isn't free, our taxes go to it), I have to object to the language here! Let us talk about the "Long-Gun" registry. Handguns have always been registered (since 1930, I think) and noone wants to stop that; what we want is for the Long-Gun registry to end. What possible good can come of this? Where is the rationale? People get confused when you talk about the "Gun Registry", and they think that we are talking about the whole registration system. Don't we want to know where the handguns are? The fact remains that the general public is scared of firearms. They have never handled one, they have no training, they see them in movies and videogames, and the media sensationalizes them when crimes are committed. The average liberal in Toronto pisses their pants when firearms are montioned, and can see no redeeming qualities of those tools. It is not irrational, just ignorant. I am scared of snakes... if I was to touch one, learn about them, and encounter them on a regular basis, I am sure the fear would subside. It is the fear of the unknown at work here, and some think that if we could count all of the firearms, and keep track of them, then they can't hurt us. Unfortunately, it is like tracking anything else: the costs are enormous, and there will always be instances where the framework does not capture all of the data... Alas, a conservative government minority cannot do as it wishes, something I am eternally grateful for. If it cannot scrap the Long-Gun registry, I think the next best thing would be for them to simply not fund it any more, and have it die under its own red-tape. Second best solution, but a solution at the end. __________________ 3.141592654 Hey, if you are impressed with my memorizing pi to 10 digits, you should see the size of my penis.