Hi Tom, as you were just saying about Guns and Kids....
TR>  RT> I absolutely don't think that gangbangers, etc.. should have *any*
TR>  RT> access to a firearm, but I don't know how to accomplish that without
TR>  RT> violating a piece of paper known as the Constitution.  It could 
aybe
TR>  RT> be done with street sweeps on *known* felons, but it would be very
TR>  RT> touchy.
TR> 
TR> We manage to legally take firearms away from gangbangers here on a
TR> regular basis. The majority of them are either stolen or otherwise
TR> illegal anyway (i.e. serial numbers filed off, sawed-off shotguns,
TR> etc.). Each gun battle and some drive-bys usually yield a few
TR> weapons that we are able to remove from the street. "Sweeps" are
TR> really not that touchy if you have the right information and
TR> intelligence mixed with the right police records on a known felon
TR> with a history of firearms violence. The guidelines and procedures
TR> have to fit the information that you have, but it can be done quite
TR> legally with no Constitutional problems. 
That is my major concern as the rights that we take away from the ones
we disagree with are also taken away from us.
RD 
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