Back to the original question, how do we solve the problem of illegal firearms...
Loathe wrote: > Assault weapons are used less than any other class of firearms in crimes. > > I don't think it was well established in that thread at al that they are > part of the major gun crime issue at all. They are scary looking and people > have banned them for that reason alone. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:58 AM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: questions from the gun control thread >> >> >>> It was well established in the gun control thread that the major >>> gun/crime issue is illegal handguns/illegal assault weapons >>> >> (IMO). What >> >>> are people's thoughts on stopping the trade in illegal firearms. I'm >>> not sure I buy the argument to "just arm everyone else", while the >>> Constitution is interpreted to guarantee the right to legally own a >>> firearm, doesn't it also guarantee the right not to? >>> >>> >> have chemical taggants in all ammunition. That way tracing >> becomes much easier. The last time this was proposed, the NRA >> was against it. >> >> Make ammunition much much more expensive. >> >> Make firearms much more difficult to transport. If the user >> does not have a transportation certificate its a 3 month jail >> term and $5000 fine if they cannot produce the certificate >> within 24 hours at their nearest police station. >> >> Reduce the penalties for drugs. >> >> Another problem and one I cannot see how to to deal with is >> that most firearm related crimes and suicides are impulsive. >> its very easy to pick up a pistol and blaze away, essentially >> an impulse. Its much more involved and deliberative to take a >> baseball bat and beat the crap out of someone else. It also >> gives that person a much better opportunity to beat the crap >> out of you. If you could really reduce the impulsive nature >> of firearms then that would go a long way to reduce firearm >> related incidents. >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:280063 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
