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John H.[_9_]

On Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:43:39 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:13:48 -0700 (PDT), wf3h
wrote:

On Aug 21, 12:50*pm, wrote:
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:57:02 -0700 (PDT), wf3h
wrote:

fine. it takes 25 years to get rid of guns? so what?

There are 200 year old guns out there, why would they go away in *25
years?

you saying we don't need gunsmiths? gee. i'll bet they're surprised at
that.

guns are mechanical. and they need service and repair. and spare
parts...

I have lots of guns, some older than both of us put together and none
of them have ever needed any more than cleaning.

None of this affects criminals. They don't use that much ammo. They
usually shoot people with the bullets that were in the gun when it was
stolen.

ah. stolen. from gun owners who are too irresponsible to control
access to their weapons

Like the cops and the US government?

really? when's the last time your average crook stole a cop's weapon?

The cops will sell them to you (even in the people's republic of
California.) I just saw a story there last week about how the
California government was going to start selling surplus and
confiscated guns to the public.
That still does not address the original point I made about military
guns, distributed throughout south and central America liberally in
the last 50 years that are still floating around.

You ignore the millions of military arms we (and the Soviets) *flooded
South America with in the various anti commie wars.
The guys bringing in the cocaine can just throw a few AKs and ARs on
the pile. The mere fact that the Mexicans are complaining about
"machine guns" takes the US out of the mix. We haven't made or
imported a legal machine gun for the civilian market since the Reagan
administration.

?? it's the easiest thing in the world to buy a machine gun. in
allentown, PA there's a guy who sells them, legally, out of his house
on 9th avenue. i've watched his 8 year daughter shoot a tommie gun...

Do you even have a clue about the amount of paperwork and
investigation that is involved with a BATF form 4 transfer of a NFA34
weapon?

cars have a use. guns dont

That is only because you don't believe in hunting and shooting sports.
There are probably as many people who don't believe in driving.-

really? i live in amish country. they're about the only folks who dont
drive

... and about half the population of New York City. There are lots of
people in big cities who don't own a car. I just left a friend in La
Jolla California, the ultimate driving state, who has never had a
driver's license.

Hey, if you can walk to Black's Beach, why the hell would you ever
need a car?
--
John H

All decisions, even those made by liberals, are the result of binary thinking.