That's a pretty naive statement isn't it? I mean that would require there being no guns at all, and that is impossible. Even in countries where all private gun ownership is illegal there are still guns available. Yet in countries with the highest rates of possession (Switzerland and Israel) have almost no problems with accidents or criminal use (well looking at terrorism as a political/religious and not strictly a criminal act) of firearms.
This man, whomever he is, is a killer. Something makes him do this. Without guns he would be doing it with bombs, or cars or a really big stick. I am constantly amazed at how people can not see that a gun is a tool like any other. Should we license all personal computers? As we all know, they can be used to devastating effect. Spray cans? They hurt the environment. String ties on sweat shirts kill hundreds of children a year, should we have legislation on those? I have enough government in my life. I am so sick of other people that think they know, better than I do, the manner in which I should live. Property law, privacy law, personal protection, they are being eroded at an ever quickening pace. Sorry I know that isn't all germane to this debate, however I see it all as one large issue, not many separate smaller issues. Personal responsibility and accountability are at all time lows, violence is on the rise again, politicians are getting busted out as fast as CEOs. It's an interesting time to be alive to say the least. Hmm sorry, don't know what's wrong with me this morning, felling pretty morbid I guess. Lates. Tim -----Original Message----- From: Marlon Moyer [mailto:marlon@;mcmoyer.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 7:56 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Possible Sniper Arrest True, but it would be a lot harder trying to be a sniper with baseball bat. Timothy Heald wrote: >No. > >He is committing murder which in and of itself is a crime. Using firearms during the >commission of a crime is a crime. Possession of a gun by many people is a crime. >Maryland has some of the toughest gun laws around, so this gun is probably already >illegal. So no. I don't think more gun law would have stopped this at all. > >Tim > >-----Original Message----- >From: Will Swain [mailto:will@;hothorse.com] >Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 7:37 AM >To: CF-Community >Subject: RE: Possible Sniper Arrest > > >Is it possible that if you weren't allowed to own guns, this might not have >happened? > >w > >-----Original Message----- >From: Timothy Heald [mailto:healdt@;dsmail.state.gov] >Sent: 22 October 2002 12:15 >To: CF-Community >Subject: RE: Possible Sniper Arrest > > >Latest shooting is about 2 miles up the road from me. The place I am >staying right now was close to all of the original 4 or 5 shootings. Pretty >freaky. I had really hoped the arrests yesterday were pertinent. Oh well. > >I am just pissed because my son isn't going to have a real Halloween. I >mean I think about all the kids (especially seniors trying to get into >university) who loose their sports and other extra curricular activities. >All the over time the police are putting in, all the extra traffic and >hassle. I board at the Glenmont station to ride the metro to work. As I >was pulling in this morning a virtual army of patrol cars and such went >screaming by. I am so sick of this. One person in the right place and time >and all this goes away. > >I hope they catch this guy soon, and I hope he makes it nice and easy and >tries to fight arrest. > >Sniper my ass. Ask me again why I think private citizens should be able to >carry guns. > >Tim > >-----Original Message----- >From: Mark Smyth [mailto:mark.smyth@;systemsunion.net] >Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 3:12 AM >To: CF-Community >Subject: RE: Possible Sniper Arrest > > >what a welcome to america :) > >-----Original Message----- >From: Larry Lyons [mailto:llyons@;ebstor.com] >Sent: 22 October 2002 02:46 >To: CF-Community >Subject: Possible Sniper Arrest > > >Unfortunately the arrested turned out to be a couple of Guatemalan migrant >workers who were in the wrong place at the wrong time. ><http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58747-2002Oct21.html> > >larry > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_community Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
