Text 49651, 50 rader
Skriven 2007-04-19 13:18:17 av Björn Forsström (2:203/614.61)
  Kommentar till text 49631 av Jeff Smith (1:14/0)
Ärende: Shootings
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 JS>      Because holding or owning a gun should be a sign or indication
 JS> of being a bad guy. I don't consider myself to be THAT bad of a guy yet I
 JS> own a dozen or so guns including three handguns.

Isn't this just one of those macho-things?
I'm allowed to have my AK 4 at home but have said that I will NEVER do that
because I don't trust my own psychic health. I can never guarantee that
some day I might take a drink or two and then be so angry so I will use it.
Can you guaratee that your mental health will stay stabil? After a few drinks
your wife says she have had enough of you.....or you find her in bed with
another guy etc.?
Obviously something went wrong in the head of the shooter in VA and we
have had that here too so who can guarantee that this will not happend to
you or me?

Many years ago one of my neighbours didn't like when I walked in the wood
with my dog during hunting season (which I didn't know at that time). He came
here shouting at me and had several guns in his car and you can guess that
I almost pissed in my pants. In his angry state I was sure he was goint to take
a shot at me but he didn't but what if he had?

 BF>> Doesn't it simplify matters for the police if they know that anyone
 BF>> holding a piece is a bad guy?

 JS>     But that often times isn't the case. In the state that I live in
 JS> (Minnesota) one can aquire a permit to carry a concealed weapon. The state
 JS> can not deny someone a permit if they meet the necessary rather simple
 JS> requirements.

 JS> Specifically:

 JS> Must not be prohibited from possessing a firearm. (Conviction record,
 JS> Etc.)

 JS> Must not be listed in the criminal gang investigation system.

 JS> Must be a resident of the county from which you are requesting a permit if
 JS> you reside in Minnesota.  Non-residents may apply to any Minnesota county
 JS> sheriff.

 JS> Must provide certificate of completed authorized firearms training.

And how do you know that this guy isn't planning to commit murder or a bank
robbery or to kill his wife? Is he mental stabil to have a gun?
When it's this easy to get a gun you can't complain about all this shootings.

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