Subj : Re: Rescue Me To : alt.tv.farscape From : weirdwolf Date : Thu Sep 08 2005 16:27:48 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Trouble wrote in news:NKydnS9xeL4YyL3eRVn- gQ@comcast.com: > 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. > No but it may cut down on the large number of accidental gun deaths and injuries that occur each year. Ted -- Stare too long into the abyss and the abyss looks like a nifty place to hide the bodies .