Boston eh?

You got a killing every other day in the Black neighborhoods of Boston.
Recently, one Black girl was shot in the middle of the day.

Ever see any of the yachtsman here post about that? Nope,, can't be
bothered.

The whole gun thing is so nutty it is hard to even discuss it. I don't own
a gun. But a friend of mine is an advid gun owner and hunter.
He is without a doubt the most environmentally aware person I know. He
cares about the earth, the air, the wild animals.

Yet the "experts" here are calling him a nazi.

Isn't there a law in Florida that if someone uses a gun while doing a crime,
it is automatically a 10 year prison sentence? I probably have that wrong
but it is something like that.

That law should be made Federal. If you use a gun to commit a crime, 10
years; no ifs, ands, buts, plea deals, nothing.

And ,, if you are caught selling a gun illegally ... 15 years behind
bars.. no ands, ifs, buts, plea deals, nothing.

When the crime and punishment is tough, the criminals will get the message..
and that means the guy who would sell a gun.

Ask yourself :: would you sell a gun to someone if you knew that you will
go to jail if that person goes across the street to the police station and
says "he sold me this gun" and you are going away for 15 years. No plea
deal.. You are GONE.


"Jeff" wrote in message
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* Rick B. wrote, On 4/17/2007 2:45 PM:
On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:57:46 -0400, Peter Hendra
wrote:

I know that this is off topic but it is very saddening to hear of yet
another mass killing in America.

If the 33 dead people had not been following the VTI policy of not
allowing handguns on campus, less of them would be dead. It is not
illegal to have a handgun in Virginia, but school policy forbade them
on campus. Too bad, one person ignores the policy and 33 following it
are dead. Life is too short to follow stupid rules.

The real question is, if all campuses allowed handguns at all times, would
there be more or less killing? I know some here believe, as my swat team
friend says, "An armed society is a polite society," but have have serious
doubts that this would really work with kids. I certainly wouldn't let my
kid go to a campus if I thought a significant number of the students were
packing.

BTW, my policeman friend is not against moderate gun control, as a way of
limiting the number and type of weapons out there. But he says that the
strict laws here in Boston don't prevent gangs from simply taking a road
trip to VA and NC anytime they want to replenish their arsenal.