Silence from the peanut gallery on this scathing indictment of overzealous gun control.

zz, that’s the sort of reasoned response that you expect from others, eh? now you know why sometimes you get little better.
if you really want an informed opinion, i’m willing to take you on, but you’ll have to ask a bit nicer.

Of course silence because here is an example why the argument is about the reasonable use of handguns. This is a perfect example of a man who restrained himself and knew he didn’t need to use deadly force. If you listened to the left and their over the top rhetoric you would never know someone like this existed. But he typifies the average gun owner.

Just yanking your chain, Reincarnate. Actually I favor fairly robust gun control. I would prefer no restriction on rifles or shotguns, but I believe to own a pistol you should have to be either a veteran, an ex-cop, or pass a very strict training regimen.

I’m with Z.z about rifled and shot guns . But I pose this question . Do cars kill or the drunks or daredevils who drive them. More americans died in car crashes then guns. 85% of the children killed last year was a result of child abuse. I really think parents ned a certificate then gun owners do.
Just a thought

“I believe to own a pistol you should have to be either a veteran, an ex-cop, or pass a very strict training regimen.”
Why would you put a restriction on handguns? Don’t you know that they are used for competitions? Would you ban competitions too? How liberal of you!

Hmmm… The thing is, a car’s primary purpose is transportation. A long gun’s primary purpose is hunting. Like many useful tools, both can have dangerous side effects if used incorrectly.
But a sidearm’s primary purpose is an anit-personnel weapon. It was specifically designed to kill humans. So I think it belongs in a different category, and people who want to use them should pass a more rigorous test than to use a car or a rifle.
I’m not saying it’s politically feasible, but I think it is constitutional.
Heck, I think only veterans should have the vote, too.

“Why would you put a restriction on handguns? Don’t you know that they are used for competitions?”
i believe he covered that with “pass a very strict training regimen” and i agree with zz here. restrictions don’t necessarily mean a ban. in fact, i think that the article provides good evidence to support such a requirement of training.
the scene at the store could have played out very differently with a lot of innocent people in the crossfire of 3 handguns. and this was over a stupid tiff of going in the out door? now imagine a college campus full of marshall hugo grants; imagine the number of these incidents centered around hormonal students on college campuses with all of the stresses of that age and of college piled on.

“i believe he covered that with “pass a very strict training regimen” and i agree with zz here. restrictions don’t necessarily mean a ban. in fact, i think that the article provides good evidence to support such a requirement of training.”
It’s too bad that so many people are ignorant of those who use their gun for target practice and competition because what you guys said is funny given how much training these guys and gals (and kids, btw) have done on their own, not being forced by the government

“It’s too bad that so many people are ignorant of those who use their gun for target practice and competition because what you guys said is funny given how much training these guys and gals (and kids, btw) have done on their own, not being forced by the government ”
oh wise and arrogant one, educate us ignorant peasants. show us the statistics on how many people have access to a hand gun and of those how many people are properly trained to use it. notice that i say “have access to a hand gun” and not “own” one, because if a handgun is in a home, more than just the “owner” has easy access to it.
i learned to vote on my own – why should the government require me to have a voter id card? i learned to drive a car with the help of my parents – why should the government require me to take a test to get my license to drive? i’m sure that those guys and gals who have done all of this target practice on their own won’t have a problem proving that they know gun safety and know how to handle a gun in stressful situations for the right to carry. it’s not the same as “target practice”, and if you knew what you were talking about, you’d know the difference.

“i learned to vote on my own – why should the government require me to have a voter id card? i learned to drive a car with the help of my parents – why should the government require me to take a test to get my license to drive?”
Wow, anonymous! You really do need someone wise like me to explain the difference between a right and a privilege. Good thing that you have someone like me to set you straight or you would be wondering the Internet in ignorance (hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe
“it’s not the same as “target practice”, and if you knew what you were talking about, you’d know the difference.”
*snicker*

toothless. where’s the fact? where’s the evidence? is that your best? come on, you can do better.
are you saying that there’s no right to vote, that it’s a privilege? considering the great lack of constitutional knowledge that you’ve displayed in the past, it’s no surprise that you might think so.
if carrying a concealed handgun is a right, then please tell me why you have to have a permit.
you can “hehehehehehehehe” your way around the challenge all you want. still waiting for those numbers, sister. show us just how ignorant we are.
“*snicker*”? i guess you really don’t know the difference. it’s probably the case that people like you who don’t understand this difference are those who oppose gun control.