re guns in backcountry no thanks in article qpavfinn jp clem handheld com jmd cube handheld com jim de arras writes in article b aad c e uinpla npl uiuc edu reimer uinpla npl uiuc edu paul e reimer writes in article qkftjinnoij cronkite cisco com pitargue cisco com marciano pitargue writes stuff deleted about causes of people in er due to automobile accidents and automobile crimes maybe we should outlaw cars there are a lot of automobile accidents but atleast there is some regulation to try to combat this such as drunk drivers get back on the road in no time to kill again seems the driver s license process does not work for this i can testify to this my cousin spent a few weeks in the hospital and his friend was killed because of a drunk driver the son of a b is back on the streets officers from the scene are still p ed about that one to take a drivers safety class because you wanted one while you were underage i have to be licensed to drive only on public roads my car must be registered only if it is to be driven on public roads other than between segments of my property i must at least where i live have liability insurance on both myself driving and my car if someone else had an accident with it only on public roads and this obviously doesn t always work else why would they offer uninsured motorist coverage hmm wouldn t manditory saftey classes registration of both the owner and gun and manditory liability insurance be nice for gun owners i object to mandatory registration because i don t trust my government not to use any information i give them for their own purposes i am licensed to carry a concealed pistol in my home state but they never asked whether i actually owned a firearm a safety class before issuing a permit to carry is reasonably provided such classes are regularly available to the public of course most places would consider my time in the reserves and on a competition rifle team to count perhaps if it gave them permission to shoot in public roads and parks hey now that s an idea paul reimer jim now unless you have an agenda against private ownership of firearms why would you want to harass the person trying to legally defend themselves or exercise their rights i know defending oneself family whoever is a right at least as far as my mm and i are concerned also as far as the state of alabama seems to be concerned why don t you push for stricter prosecution of those who use firearms in the commission of a crime i ve already pointed out how we aren t nailing dui s hard enough comparing the us with other countries seldom works but the european attitude towards alchohol and dui seems to work their attitude towards weapons isn t really a valid comparison because they ve historically done their best to keep the populace disarmed and submissive while our country was founded by a bunch of rugged individualists who told the european monarchies for the most part to take a flying leap used more polite language though we even weaseled out of our first international treaty and then convinced the french that it was in their best interests not to complain but first we had to overcome the fact that the brits were doing their best to restrict us to squirrel guns and such so we d be properly submissive while they forced us to pay for their wars of course most american history classes these days tend to gloss over facts that do not fit the image they wish to convey i m glad my amer hist teacher was a libertarian who had us review a good portion of the federalist papers and debate their origins and meanings enough rambling james james s cochrane when in danger or in doubt run in this space gt a prism gatech edu circles scream and shout for rent
