Posted by jay on October 27, 2002, at 0:41:57
In reply to gun control » jay, posted by BeardedLady on October 26, 2002, at 18:27:35
Yes, but if there was a National Ballistics Database, which the NRA and many oppose, they could have much sooner tracked down the person(s). A further number of lives COULD have been saved.Try watching and reading international sources on gun control, and no I am not Anti-American, but just in a state of deep sadness in the 'gun culture' in America. Go and see Michael Moore's new movie, "Bowling for Columbine", which exposes the heart of gun control and the NRA.
I don't think enacting laws quickly will change a lot, as you have to weave out all of the roots of the 'gun cultrue'. I also believed it's all tied to economics, and that if they would start to remove the gap between the many, many poor who turn to crime to survive, and the very few rich who use white-collar crime to survive (tax evasion, etc.), we could wipe out a few of the big problems.
If these things don't change, the U.S. is going to dwindle to being a 'former' empire, and turn into a war raveged and very poor country. That I feel sad for, because America was such a beacon of hope for so many post-WWII. America is still very rich with amazing minds and thinkers, and many of the values America places on liberty and freedom are quite similar to ours here in Canada.
I *really* hope somebody can save the country. I was a person who admired Bill Clinton in his first presidential election. He had some wonderfully progressive ideas, and he had the knowledge to use them. Sadly..he didn't..and fell back on a number of things, which is also just as sad.
Anyhow..just my .02 cents.Thanks!
Jay
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