gstaniii
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Agreed all in all- not that hard EXCEPT on my wallet ($104.50) and my valuable time (2 hrs -application/ waiting for livescan etc). Thanks again O'MAOlley (you creep)
My biggest problem with it is it is a blatant restriction of my constitutional rights, placing undo burden and expense on me, and does nothing to address crime, ie, continues to punish the innocent and enable criminals.
That electro-shock GPS tracker they put in your neck will just feel like a pinch and they will even come to your home to install it!
My biggest problem with it is it is a blatant restriction of my constitutional rights, placing undo burden and expense on me, and does nothing to address crime, ie, continues to punish the innocent and enable criminals.
My biggest problem with it is it is a blatant restriction of my constitutional rights, placing undo burden and expense on me, and does nothing to address crime, ie, continues to punish the innocent and enable criminals.
Having now been through the process, would you now support the idea of a license to engage in any of your other rights, such as voting?
I don't pretend to be in favor of the HQL, but what's wrong with requiring that someone be trained to properly handle a firearm before purchase?
Should you receive training, before you can vote?
Should you receive training, before you can practice a religion?
Should you receive training, before you get an abortion?
Should you receive training, before you get married?
Each of the above can be dangerous in their own right.
Ha... I could easily argue "Yes" for all of these... but I do see your point.
But if you drive a car dangerously, you could kill someone. That's why we require licenses and tests for those licenses. (I personally think it should be harder to pass these tests, but that's just me)
I think guns should be the same. Maybe it would keep the idiots who make the rest of us look bad at bay.
No, that is not why licenses are required.
Driving a car is a privilege, not a right. The right is the freedom of travel, not the mode.
Should you receive training, before you can vote?
Should you receive training, before you can practice a religion?
Should you receive training, before you get an abortion?
Should you receive training, before you get married?
Each of the above can be dangerous in their own right.
No, that is not why licenses are required.
Driving a car is a privilege, not a right. The right is the freedom of travel, not the mode.
Edit: Not worth it, off the soapbox
I do, however, want to maybe draw a parallel between gun ownership and car ownership?
I know cars aren't an amendment protected right, but they are objects that, if operated improperly, or by a crazy person, can be very dangerous.
I don't pretend to be in favor of the HQL, but what's wrong with requiring that someone be trained to properly handle a firearm before purchase?
It's not a constitutional right, but it's a right nonetheless. Any idiot can get a license to drive. Just like (in most states.....) any idiot can get a gun. It's what they do when they leave with it that's the issue.
Don't get me wrong... I was the one standing there getting my HQL fingerprints done who said to the guy "This would be easier if I had cuffs on, eh?"