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Originally Posted by swa(y)
very smart...i prove to wal mart that im a hunter. i come in dressed in cammo etc etc "what ya need this here gun for" they ask "rabbit huntin" i respond...PROOF!
or is it.
ya cant prove what yr going to do with something till AFTER yav already done it. ya can say yr going to do anything.....
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No. Before you even get to Wal Mart you have to prove that you're not mentally ill, or a criminal and
then you have to justify ownership of a lethal weapon. Then you need to prove that your gun will be stored securely and in a seperate place from your ammunition.
Then and only then should you be
considered for a gun licence, and your application should be made public so that anyone that you have threatened to kill can object to it being granted.
Then, when and if your licence is granted, the weapon you are licenced for should be appropriate for it's declared use. For example, a .50 cal sniper rifle is not appropriate for rabbit hunting, and a fully automatic machine pistol is not appropriate for target shooting. Also the amount and type of ammunition that you are allowed to purchase should be part of the licence and the licence should need to be shown every time you want to buy a gun or ammo.
Yes it sounds like a long winded and time consuming process, and so it should be if it will stop lunatics going into gun shops and leaving with weapons only the military should be allowed to use, along with a sackful of 'cop killers' just because 200 or so years ago the Founding Fathers felt that it would be useful to have a group of armed citizens to defend their towns against the Brits. That role is now filled by your National Guard, which makes the original premise redundant.