Thread: Media Firearms beat-up continues

February 1997 - Stephen Anderson - history of mental illness.
December 2001 - William Bell - after a night consuming alcohol and drugs.

The firearms are not the problem.

Originally Posted by Rushy

February 1997 - Stephen Anderson - history of mental illness.
December 2001 - William Bell - after a night consuming alcohol and drugs.

The firearms are not the problem.

Indeed, the fact does remain that firearms are a tool, and a looney with a firearm is more dangerous than one without. This is somthing that the yanks really dont seem to get.

So you must have an element of control over who recieves the firearms, in a sliding scale for risk level. IMO controling pistol grips and stock tubes are stupid and have no bearing, but controling magazine size does. Putting bans on the look of a weapon,(AR15 vs mini 14 say) is irrelevent and only serves to sooth political pressure, it does nothing to reduce guncrime or the danger of gun crime.
For the most part our laws do a pretty reasonable job, but like everything they aren't perfect.

I think the licencing could be more practicaly based and the bar could be raised a bit higher. I know people who I wouldnt trust with a toaster and they have a FA licence.
I havnt been public land hunting for very long but have allready seen plenty of dumb shit. A few of the euro countries have seperate hunting licences, this whilst it would be a pain in the arse kinda makes sense to me