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.
>