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01/17/2002, 11:06 PM
#502
500! 500!
edit: d'oh! GSR's 2nd post got 500, this is 501. 
Originally posted by GSR13
The problem is not the guns. The problem is with the people. If you put a gun in the hand of a killer, the odds are he will kill. That same person would likely be just as deadly with a knife. However, you put a gun in the hand of his victim, and he just might think twice about it.
Not so. Simply not so. You put a gun in the hand of a person, that person becomes more likely to become a killer. A person armed with a gun is simply more lethal than any other less-armed person.
Gun crimes are not solely a result of the involvement of a tool called a gun, but the lack of a gun makes a big difference!
As for a License, I feel this could be a good thing, but only if done correctly. Any type of license would no doubt be an attempt to squash gun ownership, not help the law abiding citizen.
I don't think it would be an attempt to squash gun ownership, but to make it reasonable. Remember, if you give me an inch, I will take your m16, but you can keep your glock. So long as you're licensed, trained, educated, and not a felon.
Give me a license that does a thorough background check. Charge me a fee that is not completely out of this world. Make me take training, specific to the type of firearm my license allows me. Then give me a license that allows me to carry a firearm any where I go. If I live in Georgia, it should be just as good in California. Unfortunately, to accomplish this, it would no doubt have to be governed on a Federal Level, and this scares me more than the license itself.
Why? As I said, if you're afraid of the federal gov't, do something about it. They're simply the most qualified entity around to do it. Just make sure there's oversight built in, checks and balances.
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