On 11/13/2014 4:19 PM, jps wrote:
On Thu, 13 Nov 2014 16:04:42 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 11/13/14 3:40 PM, jps wrote:
Thank you for stepping out and making your thoughts known about gun
control. You make a reasoned argument for common sense law.

"I've shot (pun intended) my mouth off regarding my views on the need
for reasonable gun control laws, basically supporting universal
background checks, gun registration, a chain of custody record of
ownership and standardization of the myriad state laws. I believe
they should apply to both FFL dealer purchases and subsequent private
sales."

This is exactly the import of the referendum Washington voters just
passed by 60%+. Our legislature is too weak to take it up so the
citizens have done it for themselves.

You would not believe the apoplexy demonstrated by gun owners here.
You'd have thought they were being castrated while their kids were
deep fat fried by "liberals."

Common sense laws covering the sale of weapons needs to happen in this
country, otherwise there's no chance of holding idiots, assholes and
scumbags responsible for those same guns leaking into the hands of
criminals.

Background checks on every gun sale will help stem the flow of legal
weapons into criminal hands. It's not a panacea, just a step along
the way to a safer citizenry.

Thanks for voicing your opinion.



Unfortunately, Richard, in posting what he did, was not following the
Republican/Conservative/Libertarian official line here, and just about
every member of that clique attacked his post and then attacked Richard
personally, several with increasing nastiness. That I am sure was one of
the reasons he's bailed from what is left of rec.boats, at least bailed
for a while.

Not a surprise. There is no amount of common sense that'll allow the
partisans to see the merits of tighter control. The number of
incidents happening nationwide doesn't have an affect of them. More
guns is always the answer.

I've been reading Harvard's school of public health studies about the
effect guns have in western cultures. Quite edifying. More guns =
more death, more intimidation, more violence and death of women, more
child death and injury, etc.

It's pretty clear, some folks just don't want to see it.


You guys are funny. Is this how your tea parties are, a bunch of lying
assholes patting each other on the back, and blaming everything on
anyone who isn't in the room.... lol.