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DTF responded to the fusillade with:
>In a message dated 98-04-07 22:05:52 EDT, you write:
>
><< Aren't all the bad things one might do with a gun already illegal?  What
> else are we trying to prevent? >>
>
>Well not actually if you think about it for a second. Accidents are not
always
>illegal. There have been several deadly incidents lately in our area where
>young children have gained access to loaded weapons.  But, you are probably
>against gun locks too aren't you.
In my opinion this borders on a straw man argument.  I can "prove" the
*inherent* danger of almost any mechanical object.  In the above case I
would suggest some education, mandatory, if necessary, for prospective gun
owners.  In California we do have laws against firearms being available to
minors.  Doesn't seem to help at all.
>
>But, in any case, the HCI statement was pretty clear. They want to keep guns
>out the hands of crimminals, they want to shut down illegal gun sales, they
>want crimes committed with guns to be agressively prosecuted, and the method
>that the gun was obtained by the crimminal investigated. Which of these 
oals
>are you against?
>dtf
>
I haven't been able to do the research yet, so I'll defer to you on this.
If what you say is true then should we join HCI as well as the NRA?  From
what you said above it sounds like they both have the same agenda.
Jon
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