 Post; Control - yes ...... Ban - no ....
Let's see -
1. 6 year olds should be allowed to pack 22cal pistols.
2. 12 year olds should be armed with 38cal semi-auto weapons and be allowed to wear them while attending school.
3. 18 year olds and above should be allowed to carry anything up to and including 50cal sniper rifles or assault weapons.
4. Women should be required to carry snub-nosed 38's in their purses along with pepper/CS agent dispensers.
JUST THINK - if everybody carries, we will never again have to worry about an unarmed civilian not being able to protect themselves from the criminal underworld when the entire populace is armed.
The days of the shootout at high-noon can be re-enabled and we can sell tickets for bleacher seats for those who wish to rubber-neck when two factions decide to trade gunfire with each other ... think of the added income we could put into our community's coffers. I can see it now, a Gunfight at the OK Corral every Saturday at High Noon.
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The above tongue-in-cheek humor is NOT so unbelievable. IF there were NO laws regulating weapons, these things could very well come about. As a society, we have decided that there need to be minimum laws covering the sale and ownership of firearms. Weapons designed for use on the battlefields of the world that are capable of continuous fire of bullets that can blow through steel are NOT suited as deer hunting weapons and should NOT be allowed on our streets. The sale of anything other than a shotgun or a conventional deer rifle should require a background check to determine whether the person who is trying to buy these weapons does NOT have a criminal record or a record of mental disease. Why the NRA and other wacko groups have such a heartburn where this is concerned is beyond me. To me, this is the minimum that should be done for the protection of society.
On the other hand ... I WILL NEVER BE IN FAVOR OF A TOTAL BAN ON FIREARMS ... I just believe that oversight needs to be carried out to keep weapons out of the hands of those who should NOT be allowed access to them. |