Daniel_

I learned that tigers are dangerous wild animals without anyone givng me one!

I guess this is the fundemental division between the US view and the UK view (in very vry broad terms - I'm not talking for all Americans or all Brits); the view that the way to reduce danger from guns is to make as many people as possible to have and know how to use firearms.

I'm not anti learning about weapons - I know how to load and shoot rifles and pistols, and I learned at a very early age (about 12) on a fireing range with the Scouts.

But I personally think that weapons that can kill many people very quickly at a distance should not be in public hands.

Before people remind me of the constitutional right to bear arms, I never see much discussion about the first half of the clause that talks about the importance of a well regulated militia.

Take not of that: "Well Regulated".

If we only pay atention to the second half of the rules "the right to bear arms" then the ten comandments tell us: "Kill, Bear False Witness, Covet The Neighbours Ass, Commit Adultery" and so on...

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