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One of Many

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Tue Apr 9, 2013, 06:56 PM

Apr 2013

or no serial number? No serial number means it the numbers were filed off in which case she is/was a criminal.

That said I don't agree with your implied requirement that gun owners must "maintain control" over a weapon that is out of sight hidden away on her property. When we did not have kids my wife and I kept a gun in various places within our house. Out of sight, not subject to someone accidentally finding it, but easily accessible by either of us. Any suggestion that I am to blame for the future violent acts of a criminal that breaks into my house (or my car) and steals my property makes no sense to me.

I believe the consequences of the original act (theft) and any subsequent violent acts by that criminal need to fall on the person that made those choices. Not the property owner that was victimized in the first place.

We should be asking ourselves why we're so willing to accept theft as SOP in the first place. I just don't get it as I was raised with a real simple maxim that kept me away from it outright. "If it isn't yours, leave it the (^$&*^% alone."

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In just seconds, a boy, a gun, a death, then grief [View all] Robb Apr 2013 OP

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So One of Many Apr 2013 #2

Do you think SheilaT Apr 2013 #3

I was asking a One of Many Apr 2013 #10

I have gotten heartily sick of the continued SheilaT Apr 2013 #31

Well One of Many Apr 2013 #32

Here's how I see it. SheilaT Apr 2013 #33

Access One of Many Apr 2013 #34

Inot only support stiff penalties for SheilaT Apr 2013 #40

one of many what? Skittles Apr 2013 #5

Really? One of Many Apr 2013 #8

Why should any one have access to guns? SammyWinstonJack Apr 2013 #35

so One of Many Apr 2013 #37

Do you mean just civilians, or law enforcement and military as well? n/t. TimberValley Apr 2013 #39

Go ahead, start the speech about Nazi's at any moment. JaneyVee Apr 2013 #36

Incidents like these are not tragedies but are the result avebury Apr 2013 #4

Bingo. TroglodyteScholar Apr 2013 #9

Leaving a weapon One of Many Apr 2013 #12

Are you kidding? TroglodyteScholar Apr 2013 #14

Unregistered One of Many Apr 2013 #16

Possession of an Unregistered Firearm (26 U.S.C. � 5861) TroglodyteScholar Apr 2013 #19

No worries One of Many Apr 2013 #20

And I did misread the registration law TroglodyteScholar Apr 2013 #21

That statue applies to NFA weapons... beevul Apr 2013 #22

You're right... TroglodyteScholar Apr 2013 #23

Registration One of Many Apr 2013 #25

Other than the wharrgarble of gun owners, what exactly did it lead to? Robb Apr 2013 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author One of Many Apr 2013 #17

+1 One of Many Apr 2013 #18

Look for an increase in accidental gun deaths too geomon666 Apr 2013 #6

All the adults should be arrested malaise Apr 2013 #7

People are arrested for negligence all the time. baldguy Apr 2013 #11

Mostly when cops are involved. You or I would have been arrested. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #13

Wish I knew malaise Apr 2013 #15

The Ten Commandments, er, First Ten Amendments of the Constitution must not be questioned. freshwest Apr 2013 #24

nonsense One of Many Apr 2013 #26

Nonsense? As if I didn't know that? You didn't see the sarcasm? Icon added for you. freshwest Apr 2013 #28

So we agree One of Many Apr 2013 #29

I was speaking the religious zealotry of gun fanatics. EOM. freshwest Apr 2013 #30

K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2013 #27