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From: engels@ihuxs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Handguns: we're succumbing to mob ru - (nf)
Message-ID: <364@ihuxs.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 14-Sep-83 14:42:23 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 14 14:42:23 1983
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In response to why davidl should have to suffer because others are 
irresponsible or whatever(which reminds me of the complaint that
school age children have when they are punished as a group for a
n individual's doing), let me present this:
	Why should I have to prove my age when purchasing liquor
because other's would attempt to obtain it illegally(underage).
Yet, by law, I can not purchase liquor without Identification of age.
(Which is a pain in the rotunda and happens to me all the time although
I am 7 years past the legal age.)
	Why should I have to present Identification when cashing a
personal check, because others(not me!) have acted irresponsibly.
	Why doesn't the bank just take my word for it when I apply
for a loan--rather than run a check?
	If I say I can drive, why do I have to prove it by taking a
test?
I	If I say I know the school work, why do I have to prove it by
taking a test and producing a diploma??
	Whose to say whether you are a responsible gun owner? 
 Me?
You?
or should some basic standards be set and applied as they are in
non-life threatening situations.