Reply #47: Seeing as how that number is ten times as high as ... [View All]

thirteen other industrialized nations with gun laws combined, and seeing as how seventeen thousand gun deaths isn't exactly a tiny number, I think the fact that there is next to no regulation over the purchase or ownership of guns is pretty pathetic.

It would be easier for me to get a gun here than it would be for me to get into the opening movie night tonight - how's that for an example.

The quality of my analogy doesn't change the simple fact that I am for regulated gun sales and responsible gun ownership. I have no problem with owning a gun, and I also have no problem with there being some responsibilities associated with owning that gun, like a real background check, a waiting day period, no show loopholes, a requirement for gun handling ceritification and the restriction of some classes of firearm from the general public.

That said, I've always really wanted a Glock - not because of the famous name, but because my friend had one and I really liked the feel of it. However, another gun that I really loved the feel of was a Ruger 9mm I looked at about five years ago. I know nothing about the quality of the design, but it was about the most comfortable feel I've ever picked up.

If I do buy a new handgun, I will have no problem subitting to a thorough background check, nor in waiting five days to purchase, nor in being required to prove I have completed a gun safety class and/or been ceritified/liscenced to use the weapon, nor in purchasing a gun safe and locks, nor in the fact that I will not be allowed to by an AMRAM Surface to Air Missle at my local Walmart. I won't mind any of those things, and within a week, I'll be admirning my new sidearm.

This is what I believe in - a healthy balance between gun "rights" and gun "responsibility.