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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Enam Luf who wrote (4592)	11/3/2000 4:36:31 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

I don't understand the resistance to this... How does requiring a license inhibit legal users to get guns? Is it simply the hassle? What's the big deal? In some cases the requirement for the license is set up to be such a hassle and to cause such a delay that it is not the far from prohibition. New York City is a good example. Tim

To: Enam Luf who wrote (4592)	11/3/2000 4:38:09 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 10042

<<Al Gore thinks you need a license to have a hand gun....talk about taking away rights. Do you really think he thinks that will prevent criminals from committing crime? >> He has actually gone so far as to say there should be NO semi-automatic firearms - of any sort!

To: Enam Luf who wrote (4592)	11/3/2000 4:43:27 PM
From: Jeff Jordan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

>> How does requiring a license inhibit legal users to get guns? Is it simply the hassle? What's the big deal? << what's the purpose then? We have gun laws now preventing criminals from purchasing guns legally. registration is a tool to identify gun owners....that way they know where they can find them the day they outlaw them. look at what happened in Australia. Criminals don't buy guns in stores...they steal them! If the government outlaws guns what keeps criminals from doing home invasion.... what do you think keeps governments at bay? it's a basic check in this country to the government from getting out of control. The founding fathers were pretty damn smart. it's not about keeping guns out of childrens hands or criminals. BTW, Knives are still the murder weapon of choice.