On 5/16/14, 4:32 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/16/2014 3:27 PM, jps wrote:

On Thu, 15 May 2014 13:02:42 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


I posed a question to you a week or so ago and don't know if you
responded with an answer or not. Might have missed it.
I asked what *your* position on guns is. Do you favor private ownership
at all of handguns or are you an advocate to outlaw them entirely?



I'm in favor of people being able to defend themselves, their
families, their homes.

I would, however, put stringent controls on the sale, ownership and
transfer of weapons and treat those who misunderstand the law very
harshly.

Reasonable. Many states (including my own) have such statutes on the
books with more being added every year (like Maryland, New York, New
Jersey).

How about concealed carry permits? Does being able to defend yourself
extend beyond your home in your view?





Under certain circumstances and, of course, if you fire that handgun and
you miss and hit someone else, you face criminal charges and civil
suits...no excuse that you were "defending yourself."