Quote Originally Posted by JenBKR View Post
I do agree with that. However, I also have to wonder about the stability of everyone in the town that 'has' to have a gun. Also, how responsible they are, if they actually know how to use a gun, etc. Would make me nervous to live there, that's for sure. I don't know if that law is a good answer to crime....then again, I really don't know what a good answer would be. As I said before, outlawing guns at this point would probably not do any good, since then only criminals would have them.

As much as I hate the idea of MORE laws, I would readily support one that requires a license to purchase a firearm. Not unlike a drivers license. This would NOT track the purchase or create a registry, but simply provide a way to get some basic training in before the purchase is made. I believe that education is the the key to preventing accidents AND treating the hoplophobia of so many people.

In most states you have to take a hunters safety course before you can apply for your first hunting license. It is a logical thing to do to expand that to people who want to own firearms, but not hunt.

I am for this because I see two things, way to often, that piss me off.

1.) People not treating ALL firearms as if they are loaded, at all times.

2.) People not being aware of where the muzzle is pointing.