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Article #3432Re: GUN CONTROL (was: Re: I'd just like to say I support Ann for Governor
From: Robin Nichols
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 1994 20:41
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 1994 20:41
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In article <38re7o$89t@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM>, positron@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM (Jonathan Haas) wrote: >>In article <38p03r$m2h@crchh518.bnr.ca>, Tom G <tomg@bnr.ca> wrote: >>Yup. Many also believe that requiring drivers licenses was the first >>step to banning driving. Any day now we will all be walking. >HOW many times must it be said? I guess at least once more, so I'll say >it: "Boy, don't we all *wish* that guns were licensed exactly as tightly >as driving." >o No license needed to operate on private property. >o No license needed to transport the item across public property as long > as it's not being operated. >o Licenses cheap, readily available, and universally granted. >o One license allows you to operate as many of the items as you want. >o No license needed to purchase the item. >o No limits on the power of the item. >So if you're willing to impose these restrictions (and no others!) on the >right to own guns, I'm all for it! >The tendency for moderate gun control to evolve into restrictive gun control >and eventually bans with dismaying speed need not be argued... history is >rife with examples (c.f. Great Britain, New York, Illinois) and if you refuse >to *learn*, we can't help you. Exactly! Exactly! Exactly!! It would be a landslide! I've been trying to say this the past couple of days ... anti-gunners will come up with any "example" to try and make their point. Anything. Even though it can be beaten down in a New York minute. Most of us "gun-lovers" are open to change, but not total banishment or restriction. That's all they will accept however. I'm done. Thanks Jonathan. Robin %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % Robin Nichols % % Bell Northern Research, Richardson, TX % % Standard disclaimer: The views of this user are strictly her own % % and in no way reflect the views of her % % employer. % %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f59be,2e27125b926e6893 X-Google-Attributes: gidf59be,public X-Google-Thread: 10b82c,642977eedb6b415e X-Google-Attributes: gid10b82c,public X-Google-Thread: 103916,642977eedb6b415e X-Google-Attributes: gid103916,public X-Google-Thread: 104ad1,faf138bd852a6ce6 X-Google-Attributes: gid104ad1,public X-Google-Thread: fd714,44a840f94edd3e03 X-Google-Attributes: gidfd714,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-10-28 14:06:07 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!bga.com!cs.utexas.edu!geraldo.cc.utexas.edu!news.utdallas.edu!corpgate!crchh327.bnr.ca!rnichols From: rnichols@bnr.ca (Robin Nichols) Newsgroups: tx.general,dfw.general,austin.general,tx.guns,tx.politics Subject: Re: GUN CONTROL (was: Re: I'd just like to say I support Ann for Governor Date: 28 Oct 1994 15:41:27 -0500 Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Richardson, TX Lines: 54 Distribution: world Message-ID: <38rnln$38j@crchh572.bnr.ca> References: <37v69t$jlt@zeus.fasttax.com> <38mfjo$koi@crchh518.bnr.ca> <CyC7qz.4pMF@austin.ibm.com> <38p03r$m2h@crchh518.bnr.ca> <38re7o$89t@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> NNTP-Posting-Host: crchh572.bnr.ca