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Originally posted by Nickatilynx@Aug 4 2004, 01:34 PM
wig,
The one thing I do know is crooks will always be able to get hold of guns.
When I lived in Florida I too had a CC permit and a number of handguns and a Winchester , and a AK (not fully auto though) 
I handled them and treated them responsibly and even began educating my at the time young children about them.So as not to fear them but respect them as a potentiallydangerous "tool".
However as my kids grew up I weighed the risk of owning them against the risk of an inquisitive 10 yr old little shit rumaging my shit. ;-)
( We can all teach kids about guns yadda yadda yadda ,but I know full well at some point if you have a gun in your house your son is gonna try and get to it to show off to his friends or whatever - I did. )
It is part of the tradition of many households in the United states to have guns , and I would suggest that the number of accidental deaths by handgun is relatively minor in relation to the number in cirulation.
I think there is a healthy balance and frankly as a Canadian , what business of mine is it that Americans have guns....
Except , here in BC , pot has been decrimilased (virtually) which caused a major furor in the US in fear of more weed being exported accross the border.
Canada could make the same point regarding handguns.
I think Canada has gone to an extreme and actualy wish rifles were EASIER to get here in Canada.
I too however would love to hear arguments why a civilian needs to possess a fully auto AK LOL
In summary....not really my business. I have no problem with Canadians owning registered guns , let alone Americans.
I chose not to own a handgun , however I would own a rifle if there weren't so many hoops to jump through here to own one.
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Nick,
In respect your opinion, actions and choice. Who knows, I too may make similar adjustments as my son gets older.
As you probably know, we have many laws concerning guns and the vast majority of them are reasonable laws that 99.9% of gun owners abide by.
It is already illegal to possess a fully automatic weapon (AK or whatever). I offer no arguement as to why joe sixpack should have one.
And you are right, there has to be balance which is what we have IMO.