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JustJess · 03-21-2006, 11:31 AM

Gun control laws - and let's continue to be clear that we mean handguns and not long barrelled guns - should be part of an overall initiative.

I never meant to imply that no handguns = no crime. Not at all. What I am saying is that it should be a vital piece of the safer society pie. I doubt we'll ever get rid of crime altogether - there will always be someone who has more, and someone else who wants it. But we CAN reduce the numbers and make the crimes that do occur less likely to be fatal to the victims AND the perpetrators.

Here's my next question to our fine folks: if we get rid of handguns altogether - no civilian ownership, none being sold, stiff penalties for owning/making them, don't we make it more difficult to obtain them illegally as well? It's a lot harder to smuggle guns than drugs, really... so much harder to disquise them etc. If the gov't wanted to, they could cut down on the black marketing of them pretty well. (I personally feel they aren't doing all they can on drugs - it's just too easy, something's off. /end threadjack)

03-21-2006, 11:31 AM	#42 (permalink)
JustJess Unencapsulated Location: Kittyville	Gun control laws - and let's continue to be clear that we mean handguns and not long barrelled guns - should be part of an overall initiative. I never meant to imply that no handguns = no crime. Not at all. What I am saying is that it should be a vital piece of the safer society pie. I doubt we'll ever get rid of crime altogether - there will always be someone who has more, and someone else who wants it. But we CAN reduce the numbers and make the crimes that do occur less likely to be fatal to the victims AND the perpetrators. Here's my next question to our fine folks: if we get rid of handguns altogether - no civilian ownership, none being sold, stiff penalties for owning/making them, don't we make it more difficult to obtain them illegally as well? It's a lot harder to smuggle guns than drugs, really... so much harder to disquise them etc. If the gov't wanted to, they could cut down on the black marketing of them pretty well. (I personally feel they aren't doing all they can on drugs - it's just too easy, something's off. /end threadjack) __________________ My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.