> So the only people you want carrying guns is criminals? You want everyone > else, every law abiding citizen to be at the mercy of gun toting criminals? >
I think I'm being baited here, because I don't see any other way what I'm saying could be so completely misunderstood. But just in case this is a genuine misunderstanding: No. I don't want ANYONE to carry guns. Certainly not criminals. Okay? Get it? I DON'T WANT CRIMINALS TO HAVE GUNS. Have I made myself clear? My whole point is to try to keep guns OUT OF THE HANDS OF CRIMINALS. And before you say that that is impossible, unworkable and therefore not even worth trying - it may be difficult, it may not be possible to achieve in full, but why not at least TRY? Every gun we get out of the hands of a criminal is a step in the right direction. At this point we actually make it easy for criminals to get guns. Why not start reversing that? Cut down on the number of cheap gun imports, cut back on the incredibly lax gun laws in certain states, begin to stress gun responsibility instead of gun rights. I don't see why we can't - or shouldn't. Tom Beck www.prydonians.org www.mercerjewishsingles.org "I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed I'd see the last." - Dr Jerry Pournelle _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
