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In article <7qeons$8i6$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, Dick  <tjdick@my-deja.com> wrote:
>Hurray for Steve Hix!
>
>Steve must have a headache from logically and calmly answering all the
>*idiotic* blather from that guy in Berkeley; I hope that guy does a
>better job on his Ph.D. defense.


If more gun-owners were like him and fewer like you then perhaps a
compromise could be reached. Instead you choose to completely reject
valid points as idiotic because they do not agree with the world as you
see it.


>It bugs me that thinkers (such as Merlin Dorfman with whom I recently
>corresponded and who unquestionably has a mind) become quite irrational
>when it comes to guns.  I am *NOT* picking on Merlin, but here is a
>prime example of hysteria eclipsing reason:



It bugs us that gun owners become quite irrational when it comes to guns.
I personally believe that gun owners suffer from paranoia more than
hysteria. There's always someone (government, criminals, etc.) out to
get them that they may need to shoot. It's one thing to say you want a
weapon for sport, but I just cannot see why you feel the need to have
a firearm to defend yourself. While at home, your firearm should be in
a locked cabinet where it would *not* be easy to access if you did need
it. I don't understand why an armed society makes you feel so safe. It
makes me feel uncomfortable. Can a gun come in handy sometimes? You bet.
Can an armed society be a peaceful society? That depends on the motives
for the acquisition of the arms. 


What gun-owners need to realize is that laws designed to halt the proliferation
of firearms are in their best interests as well and that they should
actively participate in the regulatory process. Instead, most gun-owners
adopt an all-or-nothing approach and regard any regulation as despicable.
It's not too much to demand licensing, training, background checks, and
the like. It's also not too much to limit the sale of certain types of
weapons. I realize that the thinking is "give an inch, they'll take a
mile" but that thinking may just backfire as someone else pointed out. 



Dimitri