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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Shik: [QB] Daryus, I stated my impression of the gist I felt was being put forward. Fortunately, Omega clarified the statement for me. That being said, I can safely say that whether or not a person has owned a firearm has never once stopped me from performing a punitive expedition into another person's house. I know I can react quicker, better, & have a lot more warning than any occupant with a firearm...especially since I have night vision so damn good, it's almost infravision. I don't own a firearm. I never WILL own a firearm. I think they're clumsy, I think they're too easy to use, & I think they lack class. This does not mean that I feel they should be banned; if you want one, great, have at it. YES, there should be restrictions: no sales to repeat offenders, no sales to persons with questionable mental capacity (as diagnosed by a physician)...& I feel that there should be no sales to ANYone until they can show proof of completion of a "firearm philosophy" course. "But Shik, how is that different than gun safety/waiting periods/etc?" Simple. Firearm safety is one thing; it's easy to learn in about 15 minutes: don't shoot yourself. Keep ammunition & firearm in separate locked locations. Clean the weapon to prevent accidents. That kind of stuff. What's needed is a "firearm philosophy," where you're taught how NOT to use the weapon. I'm a student of Japanese swordsmanship; when I learned, I was required by the [i]sensei[/i] to study various mental, physical, & even "spiritual" (for lack of a better term) philosophies for many months before I was even ALLOWED near even a kendo stick. I don't see anything like that for firearms. It's "I've got a gun, lemme blast your frikkin' head off." This is not to say there are no responsible firearm owners out there; I grew up with many (which is where I learned to shoot) & many are good friends of mine. They, too, agree that there is no one teaching potential buyers & owners how to refrain from abusing the overwhelming sense of power one receives when owning a firearm. People draw guns over petty things these days--slow drivers, a lemon in their Coke, no sauce with my McNuggets; in the 8 years I've owned my katana, I've drawn it in anger ONCE, & that was only because my housemate's asshole boyfriend decided to make a mistake & attack me in a drunken rage. I've been TEMPTED to use it...in a perfect universe, I'd be ABLE to use it with no consequences...but I don't. why? Because of the training that was instilled in me. BOTH sides are right. PEOPLE kill people AND guns kill people. The proliferation of firearms only makes it EASIER to kill a person; anyone who really WANTS to kill someone will still manage to do so. Look at the fact that 98% of all premeditated murders are committed either by hand, by poison, or by a bladed weapon. Firearm deaths are more "spur of the moment" or rage-induced. The exception to that is the drive-by, where they're too fucking lazy to even get out of the goddamned CAR. Fifty years ago, this shit didn't happen. I blame 2 groups: the "do what makes you happy & deal with yourself first" idiots who espoused that shit to my generation's parents, thus screwing us mentally (& in other ways) for our entire lives & the Bible-thumping ultra-"moral" "God is going to send you to hell" jackasses that really think that because I play AD&D & watch anime, I'm a Satanist. There are the extremist,s yes...but the extremists are heard far too much these days. I want a return to COMMON SENSE. I want someone to go over the federal budget & say, "What is this shit? $12.6 billion in cost overruns on the A-12??" I'm a defense geek--I love the military, but come ON! When you go over budget, Lockheed, pay for the rest out of your own damned POCKET. Maybe that'll help you get thing done on time. I want someone to stand up to the fucking "Christian right" (who, in the words of Lizz Winstead, "are neither Christian NOR right") & say, "LOOK....I don't CARE if you think abortion is a fucking sin or NOT. Other people want that option, so we're letting them have it. No one is making you GET one...although maybe YOU should've BEEN one." If anyone is that concerned about "the babies," let them go to Pakistan or Burundi or some OTHER desert hellhole & preach THERE. I want someone to look at campaigns & say, "HOLY SHIT!! You spent $800,000 on a TV ad & took $300,000 from a Chinese dummy corporation? Doesn't that seem a little WRONG to you??" I've been in politics. I KNOW that the urge to get big money is there...but come ON. THINK. And for that matter, what ever happened to the concept of "representative government?" This is yet another reason why I could never be in politics--I would actually go to my constituents & ask them, "What do YOU want ME to do?" The majority rules. I don't care HOW I feel. I'm not THERE to represent ME, I'm there to represent THEM. And to get back on target, I want someone to look around at all the weapons groups--both pro & con-- & SMACK them. Tell the NRA to get off its fucking high horse & take off there goddamned blinders. Tell Cease Fire & the rest of the ultra-leftists to stop dropping acid, take a hit off the crack pipe, & see that in The Real World, they're partly to blame for the problems they want to solve with a quick fix. It's 8000 years of human nature. Nothing's getting changed until someone actually stops playing the sides & works for TRUTH. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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