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National Dialogue About Guns
Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant
6 Responses to “National Dialogue About Guns”
Yep, time to stop the usless talk and…
BAN PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF GUNS NOW
Looking forward to Legislation.
Your boys and girls are in charge. Talk to them.
Maybe that’s Hillary’s next “national dialogue.” *rolling eyes*
I think it’s time to take the 2nd Amendment seriously. Guns are needed for a well-regulated militia, so if you want to buy a guy, you should have to prove you are fit for a well-regulated militia. That means you have some training in how to use a gun, safety courses, and are physically and mentally fit.
Legally I can buy a gun, however, I feel my eyesight is so bad that I would be a danger to others if I tried to defend myself with a gun, so I don’t own one. (The same is true with driving.)
This man had serious mental problems, he was accused of stalking two women, he was removed from a class because the teacher thought he was mentally ill, he was on psychiatric medication.
He bought a gun and only needed to show three forms of I.D. to do so. Something is wrong with the system.
> That means you have some
> training in how to use a gun,
> safety courses, and are
> physically and mentally fit.
Wheelchair shooters have the right to shoot, just as they do with bows and arrows.
As to your qualification and potential licensing, it depends on if it’s meant toward a general reduction or really meant to screen for incompetent shooters. I believe you want something in the second category, such as a certificate from a training course for the .338 Magnum cartridge if someone wants to buy a .338 Magnum rifle (this is a cartridge with punishing recoil, making most shooters likely to flinch), or the same for a handgun using cartridge X (which is less accurate and takes time and skill to master, plus the guns with the larger cartridges themselves generate heavy recoil).
“Wheelchair shooters have the right to shoot, just as they do with bows and arrows.”
I gave an example of something physical that should stop you from getting a gun, so I’m not sure why you brought up people in wheelchairs.