GUN LAW'S!

That title ought to get your attention.

Gun! Okay so it is time to piss off the good ole boys. (ready and willing to do so by the way).

If you purchase a gun you are responsible for it and the actions taken with it. If you think you are not resposible then do not buy it. I have heard the statement that it is our god given right to own a gun. Well it is my god given right to not be shot and killed so where do we draw this imaginary line. Personally I know how to shoot as I learned when I was a child. Personally I happen to be good at target practice. However, in this day and age I do not see fit to carry or own a gun for that matter because I have no need to shoot the squirels on my lawn and target practive is a pointless venture cus the paper and clay does not fight back.

I could understand someone having the right if they needed it for hunting or self preservation in such situations as that. However we are far to advanced a society to need a gun to sustain life by hunting. Now a days it is all about the sporting nature of it. Well some gun owner can live with shooting a piece of paper or even clay target some can not..... Some want to blow up the rabbit with and automatic weapon (sensless since there is no sport in it only a giddy feeling from the obliteration of the animal as it flys across the land in a million little pieces, but I digress).

Do we as a society then face this issue as a whole or in part. A whole is the only answer to face here. First of all like I said at the begining if you own a gun you are to be responsible for it. This does not say "If you own a gun you are irresponsible" It means you own a gun use it for what it is intended for but DO NOT let you kids get to it and do not leave it out so our unsuspecting (yeah right) thief breaks into your home and walk away with it.

I personally know people now who have gun that do not belong to them nor did they ever purchase them legally. I also know of someone who ran short on money and used his guns (yes plural) for colaterol with a man who has no business having them (he beats his wife and even raped their daughter on several occassions). It is amazing to me that everyone can think this system we currently have in place is working just fine ( BTW when I say everyone I mean gun supporters) . Bull Shit!

So the resriction that we want to place on criminals need to be placed on everyone. You say "I don't agree I am a responsible gun owner" Truthfully how responsible are you when again it can be gotten ahold of or you can make stupid choices with it for monetary gaine. No one owner is particulary more safe than another when it comes down to it. Yeah I know there are gun safes but do we require people to have them, for that matter should be require a gun lock be part of every purchase. Should be make it a law that if you are not a piece officer and you are carrying your gun you have to have it completely locked unloaded and stored in a lock box (not over done just thought out, and it is not a law right now it is a idea). Am I saying take away the guns. Hell no! I am saying make more responsible owners and put stricter rules in place. Make it illegal to have one unless you have a renewable license just life a drivers license. You may think this is unfair but it would cut down on some of the issues at hand.

Plus if you do not have the license you go to Jail plain and simple. If you do not take your renewable handling classes and you keep the gun you go to jail. After all it is for sport. You have to have a fishing license, hunting license... don't you. You receive hefty fines for not haveing a license for that iand if you are caught enough you what? GO TO JAIL

We can not say that gun sellers are doing the right things either. Hell I know that you can go to a gun show and hit up a vendor after getting his business card you call him up after the show and make the offer away from where he could lose his license. I know what I can buy at that point and so do all of you that have ever been to a gun show.

The truth of the matter is if we put restictions on one person or group we have to blanket the policy over all. Just so that your keeping up, not everyone will like it but if you want to own or carry a gun you will have to follow the order of things to get one, use one, own one legally. This is not to punish anyone at this point this is to say hey we all have bad seeds in our groups and this is just another group of idividuals with bad seeds in it.

Do I want guns taken away. Not really, but I know that if the neighbor kid breaks into my house steals my gun and shoots half his class I am responsible because I did not lock the damn thing up. And for that matter I should be held as an accessory to the fact because I did not take the steps to stop it from happening. My bad my fault. Againt since I do not currently own a gun I guess it is easy for me to say it. But let me fill you it I was once shot (knicked) at a shooting range by someone who bought a gun by having his girlfriend purchase it. He had no training and no business owning it. When they broke up guess what he took the Gun'S with him and now has them in Oregon. So sporting for someone who is not listed as the owner.

And that is my two cents.

BTW this all stems from this:

Tangent: Don't get me wrong on gun liberties. I think people should be allowed to have (most) guns, however, I think that there is little solid argument against some precautions that could make their ownership more safefor everyone. More extended background checks, required training courses (we require people to pass a test before they can drive a car for safety reasons, why not guns?) and stiffer penalties for people who sell guns without following the laws would provide a much safer atmosphere under which guns would be allowed. I also don't really see a good reason for people to own easily concealed handguns and think they should be limited to lawenforcement and military.