Posted by jay on October 28, 2002, at 0:20:19
In reply to Re: gun control » jay, posted by BeardedLady on October 27, 2002, at 5:35:34
Beardy, I do understand the whole fear things and guns. As much as I am for strong gun control, if it came down to defending someone against my family, I think I would very much advocate having a gun in the house. People are very, very scared these days, and I must have some empathy for that.
The point behind having the Ballistics registry is not exactly to trace the *exact* owner of a gun, but to access information regarding evidence such as markings on the bullets left behind. But..moreso, violent crime *is* down considerably, and as I was saying, if the governments do more to eliminate poverty which is linked to crime. It may take a few generations, but slowly reducing gun production (Like...I can't believe the TYPE of guns it *is* legal to own in America! Assault rifles and machine guns? No citizen has ANY use for those besides a criminal activity.)
Second, I have to say, and I don't mean this in a snotty nationalistic way, but Canada has extremely strict gun control laws, as do the European countries, and even on a per capita basis, the murder by guns in the U.S. is over 100 percent greater in the U.S. than in Canada. That includes guns used for "criminal activity". But, America has become one of the most domestically violent nations on earth, and I sadly don't see how and how long it would take to enact laws and ban most guns.
Anyhow..just IMHO.
Jay :-)
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