Re: The Armed Citizen - Missouri

"David Hartung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Some Guy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "David Hartung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > 2. how many "thugs" do you think bother to acquire their weapons
> legally?
> >
> > No matter what is done, some bad guys will be able to get guns.
> >
> > What a workable registration system would do would be to make it harder
> for
> > the less serious criminals to get one. Drying up the supply, as it were.
> > This would probably requie gun manufacturers to match their production
> with
> > issued permits and if production overshot, they would have to account
for
> > it.
> >
> > Knowing I will be flayed to the skeleton for saying that <g>, let me
point
> > out that public opinion is firmly in favor of this kind of thing. The
gun
> > lobby risks overplaying it's hand by digging in it's heels against
> > registration.
>
> In this case, the public is wrong, and I suspect that if the media were as
> quick to come to the defense of the Second Amendment as they are the
first,
> the public would be singing a different tune.
>
>
Some Guy is a fucking LIAR. The MAJORITY of the PEOPLE do not favor
registration.

Our local ABC newscast had a poll on that last week:

At weartv.com:

Does a gun registry violate a gun owner's constitutional rights?

A plan that prohibits police from putting together a list of gun owners has
passed its first test at the Florida state Capitol. The House Judiciary
Committee approved a bill that prohibits law enforcement from compiling a
gun registry in Florida. The plan's sponsor, Representative Lindsay
Harrington, says such a list would violate gun owners' constitutional
rights. Critics say the bill will hamper law enforcement efforts to track
guns from sales at pawn shops and gun stores. Harrington says his plan does
allow police to search for stolen weapons through pawnbrokers' records for
up to 30 days. Under Harrington's plan, any police officer could be sent to
prison or a public agency could face a fine of up to five-million dollars if
they violate the bill's requirements. The committee passed the measure on a
vote of 13 to 3.

      74% Yes
      26% No

Some majority, Some Guy.

Harris Pollsters had an online poll last week too:

Do you agree with the National Rifle Association's viewpoint on gun
ownership rights and the second amendment?

Strongly agree, the government should not be dictating how citizens choose
to protect themselves or infringe on responsible recreational firearm use.
11337 of 13205 votes
  85%

Somewhat agree, we need to be careful about restricting rights that are
protected under the Constitution. 618 of 13205 votes
  4%

Undecided, I'm not sure what the proper balance is between the Constitution
and public safety. 185 of 13205 votes
  1%

Somewhat disagree, some reforms (background checks for handgun applicants or
bans on armor-piercing bullets, for instance) make good sense. 556 of 13205
votes
  4%

Strongly disagree, the NRA has distorted the intent of the second amendment
and has helped foster a gun culture that is irresponsible and dangerous.

Where's YOUR MAJORITY, Some Guy?

-*MORT*-