Subj : Re: Rescue Me
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Trouble
Date : Thu Sep 08 2005 11:15:17

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

weirdwolf wrote:

> Nick wrote:
>> weirdwolf wrote:
>>> Tagger wrote:

>>>> Just recently, weirdwolf told us:
 
>>>> You are practically an American now...
 
>>> Hardly, I rather fall short of American standards in that I also
>>> believe that a responable weapon owner, be it gun or knife, has to
>>> pass a test every year and that the exchange of weapons should be
>>> carefully monitered and registered. No gun shows for example where
>>> you can by various stuff both over and under the counter with
>>> little control. 

Well if you had a permit from the state for a class of firearm you're 
tested and approved to use, you should be able to buy it at a gunshow, 
some state official should be onhand to record all new sales, process 
apps. That would add maybe a dollar to the cost of the entry fee.

>> Every year is a bit much.  There isn't much change in gun technology.
 
>  Nope but you can see just how much people develop bad habits when they 
> are not forced into constantly revising what they know every time you 
> drive down the road.

>  There is an old adage among swordsman that the longer you practice the 
> more likely you are to cut yourself. Familiarity breeds contempt and 
> all that.

The problem is there isn't any precedent for it...

Basically everything over here is one test of competency for a Driver's 
license, to be a Doctor, Lawyer, whatever...

Only CPR and First Aid certifications really require preiodic retraining

That's not to say professionals don't keep current, but very little over 
here requires more than paying annual renewal fees.

The closest we'll get is a high but not unreasonable barrier to entry, 
such as a mandatory gun safety course.

The real issue is that said requirement would do NOTHING to stop crimes 
from happening with Guns.

-- 
"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise.
Seek what they sought."
--Basho

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