Subj : Re: Rescue Me To : alt.tv.farscape From : Jim Larson Date : Thu Sep 08 2005 16:30:32 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape weirdwolf wrote: > 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 > Tangential consequence of Katrina: Private gun ownership will increase nationwide. -- Jim .