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To: JohnM who wrote (211633)	12/15/2012 5:01:59 PM
From: cnyndwllr	9 Recommendations Read Replies (9) of 541099

I don't see any way of preventing this type of crime through tougher new gun laws. What restrictions could possibly work, short of rounding up and eliminating almost every privately owned gun. That's not going to ever happen in this country and, of course, if we tried that the black market in home made guns and guns that were held back would flourish. Short of that, outlawing semi auto guns wouldn't make much of a difference. A bolt action rifle in the hands of a decent shooter could shoot just about the same number of people in just about the same amount of time. If you don't believe that, work the bolt of a rifle as fast as you can and then reflect on the fact that many shooters can work that bolt faster than you did, instinctively, every time they shoot a shot. Better enforced and more restrictive gun laws might make a slight statistical difference on the margins, but not much. It's too bad that we can't limit gun ownership to those who have the judgement, mental stability and expertise to use them properly but we don't and we won't. In the meantime all the outcry over how we need to "solve" this problem through legislation simply makes liberals look panicky, impractical and silly. Ed

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