On 4/15/2019 2:21 PM, John B. wrote:
On Sun, 14 Apr 2019 20:14:39 -0500, AMuzi wrote:

Legally owned firearms are a niggling portion of firearms
involved in crime. Yet the bulk of charges for felon in
possession or use of a stolen firearm and related wrondoing
are dropped in the first round of negotiations, often
swapped for a misdemeanor charge. Cue the chorus of 'more
gun laws' as if that would help.

Someone or another wrote, "We cannot penalize all Moslem for
terrorism because such a tiny minority of Moslems are terrorists but
we can penalize all Gun Owners for mass shootings although only a tiny
minority are mass murderers.

I'm not impressed by the whining of the NRA crowd. The "penalties"
proposed most often for gun owners are no greater than the "penalties"
we routinely impose on motorists.

Motorists are required to pass a written test on relevant laws before
they get a learner's permit. They are required to learn the proper and
safe use of the car, preferably from a competent teacher. They are
required to pass a practical test on the operation of the vehicle. They
then submit enough documents to prove who they are, they get
photographed and registered, and they're then allowed to drive.

But the law still imposes restrictions on what and how they drive. They
are not allowed to drive a military tank on public roads, even though it
might increase their personal safety to do so. I don't think they're
allowed to modify their vehicles to more efficiently harm others. (Think
James Bond style retractable tire-slashing spikes.) If someone offends
them or threatens them, they're not allowed to immediately run them
over... and so on.

I don't see the parallels regarding gun ownership to be any different.

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- Frank Krygowski