no, lets enforce the laws we have. there are several thousand people who
tried t o get guns that background cheks caught. it brock the law for these
criminals to try to buy a gun. the clintoon administration prosecuted 13.
but, lets not be panic stampeded by the media into ignoring the constitution
of the united states. the all the first 10 amendments are the bill of
rights, not the first 10 minus whatever the media wants to pull out of the
document. you that live in the washinton area go down and read the origional
and see what it says.
what part of "shall not infrienge" (sp) do we not understand?
-----Original Message-----
From: Schaeffer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 3:01 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Gun's Gun's
Fine, let's lower the driving age to 12 and the drinking age to 13.
Joyce
----- Original Message -----
From: Barber, Kenneth L. <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: Gun's Gun's
> i have heard that the six year old got a gun at the flop house his uncle
was
> raising him in. mom and dad, in jail. the gun stolen (pesumably by the
> uncle). what kind of law would have stopped this one?
> the owner had a background check, he had a license, his house was
> feloniously broken into and the gun took by a criminal. if it had a
trigger
> lock on it would the criminal have left it on the gun?
>
> do you know that the satistics kept by the fbi indicates that gun violence
> has went down year by year for several years? i do not own a gun. but, i
do
> point out these facts, and ask questions for this discusion.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Schaeffer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 12:24 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Gun's Gun's
>
>
> Over the last 72 hours I heard stories about shoutings in the US, one by a
> six year old. I used to live in New York City. I have been following the
> Bush and McCain compaigns, but not one approached or discussed gun control
> and gun responsibility. I did hear something insteresting. The USA have
> barred Canadians from purchasing guns from them. The reason is lax gun
> control laws. Ha! Ha!
>
> You won't allow a six year old drive a car and have created laws to
prevent
> six year olds from driving cars. You won't dare set up a system where
guns
> are controlled. General Motors supports control put on cars and car
owners.
> They support licening laws which support laws which limited alcoholics and
> others with certain conditions from driving. Yet when it comes to Gun
> Control, the NRA doesn't promote substanial gun control. The use of a gun
is
> the responsiblity of the owner and should stay the responsiblity of the
> owner. Look what England did after the shooting of school children.
>
> Please let's examine gun controls in light of the coming elections.
>
> Here in Canada, we have or still have universal health care. Survey after
> survey showed that Canadians are more concerned over health matters than
> their taxes. Yet the government and the politicians are hammering for tax
> reduction. Ontario give it's taxpayers a 15% tax reduction and cut health
> and welfare costs by huge amounts. It now has a deficit government and is
> calling for more health money from the Federal Government. The Federal
> Government use to support health by 50%. Now it gives the provinces less
> than .20 on the dollar. A 15% tax break in real terms gives substantial
> gains to the rich and may give the middle wage earner a chance to go to
> Pizza Hut with their families once a week. The poor I wonder.
>
> Joyce
>
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