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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (730)	8/6/1998 7:40:00 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 13994

There are two sides to every issue. I don't want idiots carrying guns or criminals using them. We just had a local case where a woman was threatened by her boyfriend. She wanted a handgun but had to wait and he came back. He took his sweet time killing her, two hours. He was a law enforcement officer so he isn't eligible for the death penalty. I live in the country and the police may be an hour away. I'm scared that a waiting period will be the open door to confiscation. It's not unusual that my wife wakes me because we have a problem in the barn, quite often solved with a gun. Gun control should be a local issue and not controlled by the feds.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (730)	8/6/1998 10:26:00 PM
From: alan w	Respond to of 13994

Well Ms. Michelle Harris, I didn't mean to offend you. I am sorry. My point was simply this. Anyone at any time can buy a gun from somewhere. Think of it like drugs. They are illegal. That does not stop people from buying and using them. Anyone using them is engaging in a criminal act. This is no deterrent. If all guns were to suddenly disappear, knife sales would skyrocket. I guess then knives would become suspect. It's a never ending cycle. The problem is not the guns. The problem is the people who point them. Have a good day. alan w aka one the fanatics. ps, I haven't been called names in a while.