In article ,
Dave wrote:
On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 09:52:51 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz"
said:

The long guns you're talking about have folding stocks and flash
suppressors.
There is no good reason for "honest citizens" to own these things without a
permit.

I believe those two items are among the long laundry list of items that the
Congress critters' staffs decided make a gun look "scary." It all boils down
to one's approach. If you subscribe to the philosophy that everything should
be forbidden unless it is specifically authorized by the guvmint, then you
ask (as you do) whether there is a reason to allow honest citizens to own
such things. If you subscribe to the philosophy that individuals should be
able to do as they wish unless there is a good reason for the guvmint's
forbidding it, then you ask whether there is a good reason to forbid honest
citizens from owning such things for whatever their reason might be. I find
it hard to believe that your average criminal out to slaughter children on
playgrounds is going to be affected much one way or the other by whether his
gun has a flash suppressor.

Well, the laundry list includes not allowing abortions in any
circumstances. That's certainly of great interest to the Bu****
administration.

Are you suggesting there is a good reason for regular citizens to own
guns like this?

Also, this has nothing to do with the "average" criminal. It does have
to do with wackos who can walk into a store and get a semi-auto rifle
and 1000 rounds without much effort. Or, it's about the bank robbers
like those in LA who stood down 350 cops.

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