"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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Gene wrote:
On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:52:16 -0500, Harry
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Bill McKee wrote:
"jps" wrote in message
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On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:25:57 -0500, Gene
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On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:07:49 -0800, jps wrote:

I think not.

Why do we let manufacturers flood the market with cheap weapons?

DECATUR, Ga. -- A 4-year-old boy who was struck by a stray bullet
while at church died Friday.

The incident happened around midnight Friday during a New Year's
Eve
watch service at the Covington Drive Church Of God of Prophecy in
Decatur.

It was not immediately clear who fired the shot that came through
the
roof of the church and struck the child, who was identified as
Marquel
Peters.

"It's hard. He was my only child. He was only 4. He was a smart
little
boy, he was so sweet," said his mother, Nathalee Peters.

She said Friday night that she still can't believe it happened.

"I heard a little sound like a 'pink.' I heard him scream a little
bit, so I looked around to hand him the game and that's when I saw
the
blood," she said. "I tried to pick him up and then, he was losing
consciousness and he was just breaking and going down. It was so
hard."

DeKalb County police said they thought at first that debris from
the
roof fell and hit Marquel.

But the medical examiner found the bullet in the boy's head when he
performed the autopsy.

Nathalee Peters wants the person who fired the gun to turn himself
in.

"I want to say to the person responsible for this please come
forward
or whoever out there know something about who did this to my son,
please come forward and say something. We need justice," she said.
What sort of weapon was responsible for this? What did it cost....
Why do you make such a connection? The vast availability of weapons,
especially cheap ones, has flooded the market with availability. It
sets the bar for being armed.

One weapon doesn't make a differents. Millions do.

It surprises me you've taken such a short view but it seems your
normal powers of logic get stymied when it comes to religious
arguments.
I have not seen cheap guns in years.

Go to a gun show in Virginia. Plenty of working firearms for sale for
$100 or less, and you can find individuals who will sell you one
without bothering with the federal instant check.

I'm gonna have to check that out!


It's the gun show loophole. Plenty of unlicensed dealers roaming around
who legally will sell you about anything you want, and many will not push
even for ID. It's been documented many times.


They can sell you one at their house, your house, anywhere. At least in
some states, sales between two individuals are not regulated. Nevada for
one. California not.

Comments from a Nevada resident: Yes, SOME Nevada laws are lax. However,
the database is good. So, if you do buy a gun, you are SUPPOSED to go with
the seller and fill out the paperwork to transfer registration into your
name. If the seller will not or cannot do this, you can fill out another
paper stating where you got it, circumstances, etc, when you do go register
it. This is supposedly so that if the gun is stolen, it will be easier to
trace. If the gun you are trying to register is bad, you will know
instantly, it will be impounded, and you will have several hours to explain
yourself. If you ever have a gun come up during a "situation", they will
bounce the number off the system, and if it is a bad gun you bought on a
kitchen table deal, you just bought a lot of trouble, i.e. possession of a
stolen firearm, possession of a weapon used in a felony, and others.

Nevada has castle laws regarding weapons carried in cars, and owners can
carry unregistered firearms in cars. But upon a traffic stop, the officer
has the right to inspect the gun and run the number. That is, if you've
told him about it. If you haven't, you are flirting with carrying a
concealed weapon without a permit, depending on the officers' PMS level at
the time. They are particularly ****y about finding a gun in a car when
they specifically ask you if one is there and you say no. I bought guns at
gun shows, and had to wait a week, then pick it up at a licensed gun shop in
Nevada.

But that just has to do with LEGAL guns and transactions. I believe what I
said above to be the facts, but they might not be acceptable enough for the
anal in the group. So, the best way to do it is to go to the PD and ask.
That is, unless you're one of the types that's gonna do it your way.

Steve