A gun is just a tool, nothing more.
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That wasn't quite my point. I was saying that the LEGAL OWNER of the weapon should be found at least partly guilty for any crime committed with that weapon IF it is subsequently found that the weapon was not being stored in a safe and responsible way.
As for the quote from Thomas Jefferson, I'm hoping that our society has moved on somewhat from that of the 18th century.
A gun is just a tool, nothing more.
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You really should refrain from using racial slurs, you know; It detracts from your argument and presents you as a rather uncouth and ignorant person, which I'm sure you're not.
Since you seemed to have so elegantly missed my point, I'll elucidate for you:
Do you think that your government will manage to bypass all other checks placed upon its legislation and functioning, and become so psychotically out of control that the people of the USA will be motivated to rise up as a militia and usurp them?
A gun is just a tool, nothing more.
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I don't think that he IS blaming the gun. The real culprits here are the two extremely disturbed children who decided to kill people they didn't like. The guns ENABLED them to kill the people that they didn't like.
As an Englishman living in the USA, the whole gun debate worries and amazes me. I can understand how guns were integrated into the American culture. However, don't you think that progress should be made on the issue for the sake of our society and our childrens safety? At the very least, don't you think that people who own guns should be made to own them RESPONSIBLY i.e. by keeping them locked up at all times? Legislation making gun owners responsible (at least in part) for tragedies enacted with their weapons may well reduce the number of legally owned weapons available to these types of disturbed individuals.
As far as your comment about '...who should have them? The government alone?', are you expecting the US people to have to rise up in an armed militia against the government any time soon?
I agree - comparing the Palm V with my trusty Palm Pro doesn't show enough of an improvement for me to want to spend $440 to upgrade. A new case, slightly better screen, rechargeable battery and extra 1Mb RAM (swoon!) just doesn't cut it for me.
Just my opinion (yeah, like anybody is listening anyway;-)
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That wasn't quite my point. I was saying that the LEGAL OWNER of the weapon should be found at least partly guilty for any crime committed with that weapon IF it is subsequently found that the weapon was not being stored in a safe and responsible way.
As for the quote from Thomas Jefferson, I'm hoping that our society has moved on somewhat from that of the 18th century.
You really should refrain from using racial slurs, you know; It detracts from your argument and presents you as a rather uncouth and ignorant person, which I'm sure you're not.
Since you seemed to have so elegantly missed my point, I'll elucidate for you:
Do you think that your government will manage to bypass all other checks placed upon its legislation and functioning, and become so psychotically out of control that the people of the USA will be motivated to rise up as a militia and usurp them?
I don't think that he IS blaming the gun. The real culprits here are the two extremely disturbed children who decided to kill people they didn't like. The guns ENABLED them to kill the people that they didn't like.
As an Englishman living in the USA, the whole gun debate worries and amazes me. I can understand how guns were integrated into the American culture. However, don't you think that progress should be made on the issue for the sake of our society and our childrens safety? At the very least, don't you think that people who own guns should be made to own them RESPONSIBLY i.e. by keeping them locked up at all times? Legislation making gun owners responsible (at least in part) for tragedies enacted with their weapons may well reduce the number of legally owned weapons available to these types of disturbed individuals.
As far as your comment about '...who should have them? The government alone?', are you expecting the US people to have to rise up in an armed militia against the government any time soon?
Nope - 50% of all married hackers from marriages where BOTH PARTIES are hackers, are female ;-)
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I agree - comparing the Palm V with my trusty Palm Pro doesn't show enough of an improvement for me to want to spend $440 to upgrade. A new case, slightly better screen, rechargeable battery and extra 1Mb RAM (swoon!) just doesn't cut it for me.
;-)
Just my opinion (yeah, like anybody is listening anyway