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[John Switzer]

Amen. This is one of the more thought out and appropriate postings I have seen on the subject. Those who support gun rights above all else will talk about mental health but are also more likely to oppose government paying for any form of health care. 

Thank you for the time you took to write this post. 

John Switzer
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On Dec 18, 2012, at 8:00 AM, "Bruce ." <freemab222 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Although I don't say there are no attempts to ban guns, those who harp
> on that point miss the point that most gun control advocates are
> simply trying to restrict the types of weapons (e.g., large magazines,
> high rate of fire), and the para-legal flow of weapons into the hands
> of persons who should not have them.  I keep hearing that legitimate
> gun owners believe these things too, so why don't they sit down and
> hash out legislation that would get these things under control.
> 
> It makes no sense to prohibit purchase of guns by felons and the
> insane, if that prohibition does not cover private sales as well as
> gun shops.  So why does the NRA oppose such regulation?
> 
> There is no legitimate use for assault rifles or more than 3 bullets
> in a clip -- a paraphrasing of WV Senator Manchin's recent comment --
> so why does the NRA oppose a ban on these?
> 
> In the case of Sandy Hook, the weapons were legally owned (by the
> mother) and the guy had been trained to use them.  A classic example
> of the sort reiterated by the NRA.  So in this case, the problem was
> that (1) that assault rifle should never have been in private hands in
> the first place, and (2) the guy's insanity should have been detected
> somehow.  I can see the NRA putting emphasis on the latter, but
> without a high-volume clip and without a high rate of fire, SOME of
> those 26 people would still be alive today.
> 
> Furthermore, it remains a problem that straw buyers buy gun after gun,
> then turn around and sell them privately.  NYC has sued gun stores in
> the southern states to attempt to halt what amounts to being illegal
> trafficking of guns, even though current laws put it in a gray area.
> There is no question that such traffic benefits criminals more than it
> does law-abiding citizens.
> 
> And there's another issue to consider.  Having a gun in your home is
> often touted as a means of defense, but it often leads to the death of
> the gun owner or a loved one.  Thieves will target a house known to
> have guns.  Gun owners routinely do NOT lock up their weapons,
> sometimes even leaving them out in plain sight.  (I know of cases --
> people who should know better.)  Nancy Lanza is DEAD, shot in the head
> by her son before he took out his insanity upon Sandy Hook Elementary
> School.  And there are many cases of young chil