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In git.general Brandon Berg <gte125h@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
> sol <solomon@angband.org> wrote in message
> news:8d57f5$b8r$1@news-int.gatech.edu...
>> If we had to wait until somebody did something illegal before we could
>> legislate their actions, there would be _no_ law in the first place!

> I think I might prefer that to our current state of too much law. You
> can always defend yourself in a state of anarchy, but now, with the new
> push for gun control (along with various other fascist measures), the
> government is trying to deny us even that right.

I think you overestimate the value of anarchy.  ;)

> In any case, I believe the point Marvin was trying to make (or should
> have been trying to make), is that ownership of a gun by an
> eight-year-old does not infringe on anybody's right to life, liberty,
> and property. Perhaps an eight-year-old does not need to have access to
> firearms, but, unless it can be demonstrated that his having that access
> is a threat to the life, liberty, and property of others, whether or not
> he has it is neither my business, nor yours, nor the government's.

And my point is that I consider the ownership of a gun by an 8 year old
to be an infringement on my right to life, simply due to the inherent
dangers.  

> Despite the attempts of the anti-gun movement to portray gun owners as
> rednecks with sixth-grade educations (who'd have thought that
> *Democrats* would resort to inaccurate ad hominem arguments?), the

Republicans.  Just as Democrats feel the same way about _them._  It's
just as foolish to generalize about political parties as it is to
portray all gun-owners as rednecks.  

> majority of gun owners (especially the ones who give their children guns
> at young ages) are responsible, intelligent people who understand the
> danger which guns can pose in the hands of those who do not know how to
> use them. This is reflected in the attitude and behavior of their
> children with regard to guns.

I would say that the majority of _legal_ gun owners are responsible,
yes.  I do not believe that the average person, however, is intelligent
enough to properly teach and monitor their child with respect to
handguns.  

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