Busybody defends himself from my allegation that he is...

revenue, yes

But no license will be given if the person shows they are NOT a responsible person warranting said license


Regardless, there outa be stronger gun laws. There is NO need for armor piercing bullets to be sold, or machine guns or such caliber guns that out gun police

No reason!
 
vetteman said:
I don't want to open this can of worms, but it is instructive to understand that we have our freedom today in part because the farmers and storekeepers in America possessed sufficient weapons technology to defeat the most advanced military ground force in the West at the time, the British Army.

You make a good point. I guess the response is that the US citizenry possesses enough weaponry right now to invade Colombia and occupy Canada. If we shut down all sales of guns today, we'd still be the most heavily armed nation on earth, or close to it. The idea of us being invaded with the military we have in place is pretty hard to swallow. That was definitely not the case in the 1770's.


I don't really see any good argument to control gun sales/ownership myself. I'd like to see mandatory training--like drivers ed--for everybody as part of high school, a licensure process so we knew where they were and whose was whose, and truly significant penalties if your gun is used in a crime, but I realise that the majority of gun laws are pretty stupid and ineffective.
 
busybody said:
revenue, yes

But no license will be given if the person shows they are NOT a responsible person warranting said license


Regardless, there outa be stronger gun laws. There is NO need for armor piercing bullets to be sold, or machine guns or such caliber guns that out gun police

No reason!

How very Democrat of you.
 
Peregrinator said:
How very Democrat of you.
From his replies last night, I wouldn't say he's really that right wing. Apart from the Arab thing, he could be a right leaning Dem.
 
LovingTongue said:
Jesus, I've never seen busybody do this many 180s in a single thread before...
You should have been around last night mate. If we could have kept you two from killing each other, it would have been even more fun. :D
 
SeanH said:
From his replies last night, I wouldn't say he's really that right wing. Apart from the Arab thing, he could be a right leaning Dem.
That is correct!

I am a PRO MILITARY, PRO AMERICA, PRO PROTECTINGING AMERICA

DemoCrap

But since there arent any, I am forced to be a Repo
 
I still maintain

there is NO NEED FOR ANYONE to have

machine guns

armor piercing bullets

high caliber automatic weapons

NONE!
 
I am not afraid of the US Army, they US army is Joe and Jane from next door

I am more afraid of the TERRORISTS!
 
vetteman said:
If parents fail to teach their children proper gun handling they should go to jail, every time. If parents fail to teach their children the rules of society they should be held responsible, every time.
I agree that criminals should not have firearms (but they do) and that small children should not have ready access to them either.

But on your last point, that would be difficult to prove or disprove in court. If your 30-year-old son commits a crime do you truly think that you should be held responsible? At a certain point, children may readily depart from their parents' teachings. Consider whether or not your parents would encourage you to join a porn site message board.

Also, there could be an instance where the parents consider firearms anathema and so would never consider versing their child in the proper usage thereof but the child, as an adult, purchases a gun.
 
niet said:
Busybody, do you believe in racial equality?
I was asked that question in the first few posts, did you see my answer?

if you didnt, then the answer is YES!

its offensive to even ask that question, why would I not?
 
busybody said:
I was asked that question in the first few posts, did you see my answer?

if you didnt, then the answer is YES!

its offensive to even ask that question, why would I not?

*quick hijack*

You coming to the Baltimore litogether? ;)
 
vetteman said:
Well, I don't think it's prudent to let a convicted armed robber have a firearm. I don't think they should be made available to small children. A license from the government indicates a privilege not a right, but along with every other right we have comes the responsibility to protect the rights of others. If one commits a crime he should go to jail, every time. If parents fail to teach their children proper gun handling they should go to jail, every time. If parents fail to teach their children the rules of society they should be held responsible, every time.
But Vetteman, that puts the responsibility on the parents and the child.

Everyone knows that people are not responsible for their own actions, society is responsible.
 
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