The well-regulated militia.

[haele]

88. Excuse me, but that was not the program you were describing on your post.

If the gun locks are part of the program, I am more comfortable about it.

I do not at all feel comfortable with the Eddie Eagle "See a Gun, Run - unless you take our firearms safety courses" program. I've been through the damn thing as it was in the 60's as a child, because my father thought it was important as he had an airgun locked away up in the closet. However, after observing that program, he just decided it was easier to get rid of the damn thing rather than risk me or my brother - or our friends - being typical children. Trying to suggest children have the same amount of personal safety sense as an adult should is ludicrous, especially if one is trying to raise children that are curious and have some initiative to better themselves.

This is a problem that a lot of posters on both sides of gun control. I know that to quite a few people, I'll be in the wrong because I'm not lockstep. Not with the "Everyone who wants a gun really needs a gun" or the "take them all and melt them down" faction.
I guess my problem is that I believe being reasonable means using reason as a tool, not a weapon. The give and take of ideas to present an optimal result for everyone (no matter what I personally believe), instead of a one-sided all or nothing result. Otherwise, it's"Team Gun Humper v Team Gun grabber". And people will continue to get firearms when they really aren't competent enough to handle the firearm safely.

Haele