Re: Kiddie exercises his right to bear arms

"Some Guy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:i9Rwb.111291

> Gun advocates blindly support anything that spreads more guns across the
> landscape, even if it means making it easier for criminals to get their
> hands on weapons.

That's a broad generalization.  The indoor range where I shoot (lots of LEO
types, CW permits and training and so forth) won't participate at the major
local gun shows after the local news got a 12-year-old kid in to buy a gun.

In fact, that same store wouldn't sell me certain types of .38 ammunition
without first asking me whether it was for target practice (safe...don't
care about penetration) or home defense, because he didn't want to sell me
ammunition that might penetrate the neighbor's house if I fired it in my
own.

Also, one must point out that organizations like the NRA advocate additional
punishment when guns are used in crimes.  The ONLY NRA radio ad I ever heard
said, simply, there are all kinds of gun laws in the books that the
government simply ignores or doesn't try to enforce, so why spend more money
passing more laws?  Instead, why not enforce the ones that are already on
the books.

I was raised by a county sheriff department's weapons instructor.  His
position was the simple: If somebody uses a gun to commit a crime, double or
triple the sentence right off the bat with mandatory jail time because a
firearm was involved. It's a very simple concept.

In the meantime, I've taught many a liberal to shoot. They're not all
gun-toting idiots.

-c