My dad had guns, you know what he did, he thought us to respect them and use
them correctly. I shot his guns when he had to put the barrel in a tree fork
because I could not hold it up. We had rifle clubs at schools even in New
York when I was a child. Probably did not stop all accidents but, it kept
them down more than any laws. Negligence and stupidity can not be done away
with by legislation. You might as well use a ball bat if someone is breaking
in on you and you have to unlock the gun, then unlock the bullets then
unlock the trigger. We were thought that the gun is "always" loaded. Do not
play with the guns.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kathy Salkin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 12:39 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: another shooting
Well, I concede we can't reasonably expect to save stupid people from
themselves - who would be eligible for the Darwin Awards then? - but if it
would keep them from storing guns where children can get to them, that would
be the ticket. If I hear of one more death from a child getting to a gun
left
out or in an unlocked cabinet, I'll scream - we get a lot of those here, it
seems. That's what I meant by not enough emphasis on safety training.
Kat
On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:26:26 -0400 "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Stupid people drive cars every where I go and
> most accidents with cars are
> caused by stupidity, ie: failing to slow down
> on wet pavement, following too
> close, ect. Can we just get stupid people out
> of cars? We'd certainly save
> lives and health, and property damage. Can we
> pass enough saft regulations?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathy Salkin
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 12:22 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: another shooting
>
> I'm a gun control advocate generally speaking,
> not because outlawing guns
> would make it harder for criminals to get guns
> - it doesn't - but because
> stupid people legally get guns and stupidly
> kill others through avoidable
> accidents. I don't think we have enough gun
> safety requirements in place.
>
> That's not an issue here, though, because
> you're right, whether you have a
> gun
> to defend yourself or not would not be a factor
> in whether you could defend
> yourself against the sniper. You can't. It's
> that simple and that's what's
> so scary.
>
> Kat
>
> > As much as I admire and respect your
> opinions,
> > Kat, I really can't fathom
> > how additional firearms legislation is going
> to
> > help--now or in the future.
> > Does this man, or any criminal for that
> matter,
> > give a damn about THE LAW?
> > Especially when the laws already on the books
> > are unenforced, under-enforced
> > or plea-bargained into impotence. I know
> it's
> > an old wheeze, but there's
> > truth in the saying that "when you outlaw
> guns,
> > only outlaws will have
> > guns"--at least in our American culture.
>
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