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From: frye@cuuxa.UUCP (frye)
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Subject: right to be a lethal danger
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Date: Sat, 1-Jun-85 00:36:30 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun  1 00:36:30 1985
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I read Brian Ehrmantraut's reply to Charles Lambert. Sounds
to me like Mr. Lambert has a problem. He may be a nice guy
but, I believe he should do a little research on firearms
laws. We have a "God's Plenty" of them to cover the legal
ownership of firearms (illegal too for that matter). He
stated that an automatic weapon was used. Does he realize
just how hard it is to obtain an automatic weapon? I feel
that the culprit in this shootout either stole the weapon
or was, at one time, a person who met all the legal re-
quiremants to purchase the weapon. It is a rather involved
process to get the *Federal* liscence to own an automatic
weapon. With all the laws on the books now, How does Mr.
Lambert think anymore will help? We have laws that make it
illegal for that clown to own a weapon already. He is nuts.
Nuts and felons don't have the right to own firearms. It
doesn't make any difference to a nut or crook if firearm
ownership is illegal. So, what does Mr. Lambert propose
to do with a law making all firearms ownership illegal?
The only thing a law banning gun ownership would do is
make a criminal out of me. All I've got to say to that
is, you may outlaw my guns but you'll never get them.
'Cause, see criminals don't care about laws. That's
why they call 'em "outlaws". If firearms are made an
illegal item, I'm sure you know that the feds aren't
going to buy mine from me. I sure as hell ain't gonna
give them to anyone, got too much money tied up...So, I
suppose then I'll be an outlaw. Then I won't care if the
ownership of firearms is illegal. So, in my opinion,
more laws won't change the situation at all. Just skip it
and enforce the laws we already have.

As far as Mr. Ehrmantraut's comparison to a driver with
his nose in the bottle killing people.... Remember that
most states have been cracking down pretty severely on
fools who drive drunk. It is helping a little. But, I
still see and hear of drunks driving around. So much for
making things illegal. They tried once to outlaw booze
entirely. Also, ona side note here, I have heard of a few
times when people actually saved lives using a firearm.
I have never heard of booze saving anyone from anything.
Which should be junked legally, booze or guns?
Another side note, since when did a gun or a car ever kill
anyone? I have a gun that's been laying in a drawer for a
pretty long time now, as if it hasn't the strength to get
up and do something. Be realistic everyone, we don't have
a booze problem or a gun problem, we have a people problem.






















The dog? Oh, its normal for him to look like that after he
pisses on the electic fence.







Bonus Knockers,

T. R. Frye