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- From: drury@helix.nih.gov (Richard Drury)
- Subject: Re: ALERT! Anti-gun meeting in NoVA
- Message-ID: <1992Dec27.230601.12536@alw.nih.gov>
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- Organization: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda
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- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 23:06:01 GMT
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- terry@prcrs.prc.com (Terry Cunningham) writes:
- >
- >Once again I will use my auto licensing analogy: We don't let everyone have
- >a car
-
- Oh yes we do. You pay your money, you get your car. Nobody at
- the dealership cares about your driving skills or your safety
- record. In fact, if all you want to do with your car is drive
- it on your own property, you *never* have to worry about
- licensing, insurance, driving tests, etc.
-
- >and let them loose on the roads,
-
- This is where the controls kick in, and the situation is roughly
- analogous for guns. If you just want to own a gun, there should
- be minimal restrictions. If you want to carry your gun around
- in public places, appropriate controls such as some form of
- skill/safety certification and a criminal record check should
- kick in. This is exactly how it already works in many States.
- In fact, if anything, the situation is generally more restrictive
- for handguns than for automobiles.
-
- Your analogy is a good one, but it does not make the case for
- further restrictions on gun ownership.
- --
- Richard A. Drury
- drury@helix.nih.gov
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