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SuperMidget · 12-11-2003, 04:48 PM

"How a politician stands on the Second Amendment tells you how he or she views you as an individual... as a trustworthy and productive citizen, or as part of an unruly crowd that needs to be lorded over, controlled, supervised, and taken care of."
Rep. Suzanna Gratia Hupp of Texas

The reason most laws are passed is because people no longer trust their fellow man. They don't feel safe knowing other people have guns and don't trust themselves with them, so they believe no one is trustworthy enough for the responsibility.

Gun control laws with the exception of the 1934 National Firearms Act and the 1968 Gun Contol Act (I believe these laws are motivated by the right reasons and are basically a perfect balance with public safety and personal rights) are nothing but feel good legislation. Please forgive me, but I will use the L-word once. Liberals passed the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban and the Brady Bill. These are prime examples of feel-good legislation. For example, the AWB bans firearms because they look scary. It is always humorous to hear someone howl about manufacturers using "loopholes" to bypass the AWB. When in fact the manufacturers follow the law to the letter. All they need to do to be in compliance is remove two cosmetic characteristics and the firearm is perfectly legal. Tell me, how is this supposed to stop crime?

I mentioned above both the NFA and the GCA. Fellow firearm owners will probably crucify me for this, but I believe both of these laws are good and necessary. The NFA deals with Full-auto weapons (notice this was passed in 1934 the AWB has nothing to do with full-auto weapons) and improvised explosive devices. This act makes owning Automatic weapons possible, but a very time consuming process. Ditto with IED's. So the option is still there, but it is controlled and regulated. The GCA is the law that sets legal age to possess and buy firearms. This is also the law that prevents felons from owning firearms.

[end rant]

I'm going to quit talking, otherwise I will not be able to remain calm and rational. If anyone wishes to debate any points I've brought up, feel free. However, please (and I want to stress this) do not use statistics. Chances are if you use statistics they will be isolated cases. When firearms statistics are placed in context they seem almost insignificant. This is why most gun-control advocates ignore rebutal's about statistics.

12-11-2003, 04:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
SuperMidget Banned Location: Farm country, South Dakota	"How a politician stands on the Second Amendment tells you how he or she views you as an individual... as a trustworthy and productive citizen, or as part of an unruly crowd that needs to be lorded over, controlled, supervised, and taken care of." Rep. Suzanna Gratia Hupp of Texas The reason most laws are passed is because people no longer trust their fellow man. They don't feel safe knowing other people have guns and don't trust themselves with them, so they believe no one is trustworthy enough for the responsibility. Gun control laws with the exception of the 1934 National Firearms Act and the 1968 Gun Contol Act (I believe these laws are motivated by the right reasons and are basically a perfect balance with public safety and personal rights) are nothing but feel good legislation. Please forgive me, but I will use the L-word once. Liberals passed the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban and the Brady Bill. These are prime examples of feel-good legislation. For example, the AWB bans firearms because they look scary. It is always humorous to hear someone howl about manufacturers using "loopholes" to bypass the AWB. When in fact the manufacturers follow the law to the letter. All they need to do to be in compliance is remove two cosmetic characteristics and the firearm is perfectly legal. Tell me, how is this supposed to stop crime? I mentioned above both the NFA and the GCA. Fellow firearm owners will probably crucify me for this, but I believe both of these laws are good and necessary. The NFA deals with Full-auto weapons (notice this was passed in 1934 the AWB has nothing to do with full-auto weapons) and improvised explosive devices. This act makes owning Automatic weapons possible, but a very time consuming process. Ditto with IED's. So the option is still there, but it is controlled and regulated. The GCA is the law that sets legal age to possess and buy firearms. This is also the law that prevents felons from owning firearms. [end rant] I'm going to quit talking, otherwise I will not be able to remain calm and rational. If anyone wishes to debate any points I've brought up, feel free. However, please (and I want to stress this) do not use statistics. Chances are if you use statistics they will be isolated cases. When firearms statistics are placed in context they seem almost insignificant. This is why most gun-control advocates ignore rebutal's about statistics.