Gun Control

DaveBrowning · Posted: May 08, 2003 6:57 am Post subject: Gun Control

How do ya'll feel about gun control? I'm EXTREMELY anti-gun control!! Anyway, just thought I would see how my fellow wakeboarders feel about this subject.

NAW · Posted: May 08, 2003 7:02 am Post subject:

I'm for gun control on a limited scale.....convicted felons should never be allowed to own a gun, even for legitimate purposes.....but it is every good samaritans right to carry a gun....but not on a gun rack like they do down in Stanktown Laughing

Grouch · Posted: May 08, 2003 7:06 am Post subject:

Guns Dont Kill People.

I Kill People. Twisted Evil

franknbeans · Soul Rider Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 272 City: Ft. Worth

I agree with NAW

Swass · Guest

You bet I believe in gun control:

1) Exhale

2) Hold it

3) Squeeze, don't jerk

moblsv · Outlaw Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Posts: 228

I personally don't feel that I need a gun but I sure as hell don't want somebody telling me I can't have one. I agree that it is appropriate to limit legal access to certain people who have proven that they are a danger to society. We revoke drivers licenses for people with DUI's or have otherwise proven themselves to be dangerous so why not the same with guns.

Leggester · Posted: May 08, 2003 7:27 am Post subject:

I'd have to have you define Gun Control.

I wouldn't be against having guns registeredm, or a reasonable waiting period at purchase - say like 5 days.

I'm not even against felons having guns in all cases. For example, a friend I work with spent 8 years in the house for trafficking Coke in the early 80s. He's a well adjusted family man now. Unfortunately, he can't go deer hunting with us because he's not allowed to have a rifle.

Then again, I was there at 2:00 a.m. when a cop in our group shot the lock off a swimming pool gate so he could go for a morning swim. ( four foot high fence he could've jumped over )

Now, who shouldn't have a gun?

Just something to think about.

Liprider · Posted: May 08, 2003 7:39 am Post subject:

i agree with grouch Wink

Leggester · Posted: May 08, 2003 8:16 am Post subject:

Hmmm, Swass sounds like a good hunting partner!

Deer/Elk is only a few months away Swass! Watcha doin in November?

J_DOGG · Posted: May 08, 2003 8:51 am Post subject:

I live in New Hampshire, need I say more....."live free or die"

I have no need for a gun and only have the ones I have cuz my mom gave them to me years ago. I agree certain people should not be allowed to have a gun, I also think if everyone carried a gun we would have less crime so I'm on both ends of the spectrum on this one. note: lees crime does not equal less deaths.

otiswunguy · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 871 City: Sammamish

gun control- use both hands! naw- not all fellons are bad people. some of them just make bad decisions. and after 7 years they have either learned to be good or they are locked up for life. these people still deserve the right to defend themselves and their families. violent fellonies are a different subject.

Swass · Guest

Legg, I love guns, but I don't hunt. Sorry.

otiswunguy · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 871 City: Sammamish

nice swass! gun control and a brain.

Leggester · Posted: May 08, 2003 9:55 am Post subject:

Sheesh, where will the irony end?

Swass · Guest

Me? What?

B-rad · Posted: May 08, 2003 10:19 am Post subject:

I agree there should be a waiting period. I also belive there is no place for sully automatic wepons. When it comes to felons... I would support a policy that would make there be a 30 day wait for them. During that 30 days there has to be a background check to see what they were convicted of. A case by case basis should be looked into. I know this is far to in-depth for the US to go thorugh with, but it's a thought.

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.

I don't mind the cooling off or waiting periods. Just don't mess with the Bill of Rights. The reason they added these rights was due to the fact they considered them "natural right" and that the government should not limit natural rights.

DCovington · Newbie Joined: 07 May 2003 Posts: 48 City: Richmond, VA

Personally, I believe that everyone who feels comfortable owning a gun should have one (with the exception of violent felons). Of course, people should also take a training course and learn how to fire a gun safely as well as care for it. I hold a concealed handgun permit (even though I never actually carry a gun) and believe that more people should submit applications for permits. Besides, the guns I own are more like Swiss watches than guns (even though they are made in Germany Wink

).

I guess you shouldn't own a gun if your face is permanently stuck like this --> Mad

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Leggester · Posted: May 08, 2003 10:58 am Post subject:

Not you Swass, a different fella.

I also agree! One should NEVER sully fully automatic weapons Wink

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

DCovington, concealed weapons permits are next to impossible to get in California. One of the biggest anti-hand gun Politicians, Diane Fienstien has a concealed weapons permit and has been known to carry a hand gun.

DCovington · Newbie Joined: 07 May 2003 Posts: 48 City: Richmond, VA

Norcal, that is why California has a lot of work to do! Mrs. Fienstein should also check her hypocracy Sad

. Why would a government body discourage law-abiding citizens from carrying weapons and becoming victims to criminals who already have unlicensed weapons? It makes no sense to me. I only hope that the citizens of California will wake up and vote people like Mrs. Fienstein out of office. Good luck with that!

Leggester · Posted: May 08, 2003 1:24 pm Post subject:

Gun control, like many other things, starts at home.

There is no excuse for a child or a weapon challenged to get hold of a loaded gun.

My 'guns' are in a nice display case with a locked door. There's a seperate cabinet, but I do not keep the ammuntion there.

I keep the ammunition in a seperately pad locked box. The ONLY key is on my keychain.

And AFAIC, there's little different between semi and full auto weapons. With a file and the correct knowledge ( manual ) one can make most semis in to full autos fairly easily.

Dragonlady8 · Guest

Run Bambi, Run!!!! Twisted Evil

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

phantom5815, that was ruined for me when I was 8 and my uncle brought Bambi home in the bed of his truck. The weird thing is, Bambi tasted great. Twisted Evil

Liprider · Posted: May 08, 2003 1:38 pm Post subject:

especially when you get the cube steaks.....mmmmm Twisted Evil

Dragonlady8 · Guest

Kinda young weren't you?? Laughing

A man with experience.......hmmmmm. Hey Ladies!!!
Oh wait ......how's the injury?

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

The knee is a better. Not bleeding through the bandages anymore so that's good.

otiswunguy · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 871 City: Sammamish

what is the point of owning a gun? protection? then what good does it do you if it is so safe guarded that it takes you 5 minutes to access,load, and fire it. with a setup like that you couldn't even stop the nutty professors fat, slow ass if he decided to come after you. i always knew exactly where my dads gun was at all times when growing up. i also knew to respect it and never to touch it. i think gun safety starts with gun education.

Swass · Guest

If you have a gun in the house for protection, statistics show that you are more than five times as likely to have that gun used on you.

Don't ask where I read that. I don't remember.

Leggester · Posted: May 08, 2003 2:25 pm Post subject:

That's quite true. The cowboys that think it's cool to have a loaded gun for 'protection' are more danger to themselves.

OTOH, there's alway Darwinism.

ON another rant Otis?

DCovington · Newbie Joined: 07 May 2003 Posts: 48 City: Richmond, VA

Just keep in mind guys that there are lies, damn lies, and statistics. Of course media points us toward the horror stories of guns and gun ownership, but they NEVER inform us of all the people whose lives are saved every day by guns. I'm not advocating one way or another, just something we should keep in mind.

Carry on.

Liprider · Posted: May 08, 2003 3:15 pm Post subject:

like that time the AK-47 ran into a busy street to save a young child that had stumbled into the traffic Shocked

it was amazing

JHrod · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3144

i think he meant "people who save themselves or others by using their gun"----no need to mock people now liprider

Liprider · Posted: May 08, 2003 3:31 pm Post subject:

i was just joking around, there are some benifits of having a gun for protection but most of the time i think it just backfires

JHrod · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3144

no that only happens when the idiot puts the bullets in backwards Wink