rjv@ihdev.UUCP (ron vaughn) (01/04/85)
this is being posted for a friend. please do not reply to me, his net-address is given at the end of the article. ron -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The major issue in gun control is freedom of choice. It is a person's right to use his gun in any way that he or she feels fit, including killing someone. This is a basic right. Of course as a citizen of this country a person also has the corresponding responsibility, namely, to not misuse his tools to harm another person or infringe on another person's rights. If he does so, he may be tried by a jury of his peers in the legal court of law of these United States and if he is found guilty of a crime, has to pay the full penalty under law (which may include life in prison or capital punishment). To take away his right to own (and use) guns, is to take away a person's freedom to choose for himself how that will be used. In effect, the government has made the choice for him by limiting his ability to own property. This is an action befitting a socialist country, not the United States, which claims to uphold freedom and justice for all. The rampant crime we have today is caused by social problems and an ineffective justice system, not by the presence of guns. Gun control is just an 'easy' solution that treats the symptoms and not the cause; with the side effect that it takes away one of our basic freedoms and in so doing sets a dangerous precedent which leads down the road of socialism and the destruction of the American way of life. A hint for those who advocate nation-wide registering of guns: Convince people that is just makes sense, just like drivers licenses make sense. Don't do it because 'guns are evil', or because guns have anything to do with crime. If you have rational reasons for it, even some NRA members might agree with you. Replies to: Russell Spence ihnp4!ihlpm!russ AT&T Technologies Naperville, IL
gjk@talcott.UUCP (Greg Kuperberg) (01/05/85)
> The major issue in gun control is freedom of choice. It is a person's > right to use his gun in any way that he or she feels fit, including killing > someone. This is a basic right. Of course as a citizen of this country > a person also has the corresponding responsibility, namely, to not misuse > his tools to harm another person or infringe on another person's rights. ... > Replies to: Russell Spence That settles it. Legalize nukes! --- Greg Kuperberg harvard!talcott!gjk " " -Charlie Chaplin, for IBM
shindman@utcs.UUCP (Paul Shindman) (01/09/85)
In article <214@talcott.UUCP> gjk@talcott.UUCP (Greg Kuperberg) writes: >> The major issue in gun control is freedom of choice. It is a person's >> right to use his gun in any way that he or she feels fit, including killing >> someone. This is a basic right. Of course as a citizen of this country >> a person also has the corresponding responsibility, namely, to not misuse >> his tools to harm another person or infringe on another person's rights. >... >> Replies to: Russell Spence > >That settles it. Legalize nukes! >--- > Greg Kuperberg > harvard!talcott!gjk > Come on, Greg. Arming everyone with nukes is ridiculous! Not only that but what about the environmental effects of the guy down the street atomizing a burglar with even a 0.5 kiloton nuke??? I say it's high time that regular explosives were de-regulated. The government has no right to tell me I can't take care of that burglar with an ordinary hand grenade. If I snuff the burglar on my lawn, well, the only fallout is from the neighbours saying how unsightly the 3 foot hole in the lawn looks. (but the fertilizing effect of the burglar should overcome that) ......................mega :-) ........