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From: josh@topaz.ARPA (J Storrs Hall)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: handgun control
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Date: Mon, 7-Jan-85 21:33:48 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan  7 21:33:48 1985
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>...  a pretty simple job to acquire an "illegal" handgun in, Philly, and take
>     the traim back to Manhatan.
> 
>     That's the whole point of NATIONAL gun control...making it harder to
>     get a handgun anywhere.  One of the most pernicious characteristics of
>     a handgun is its size; it's not at all difficult to carry one from
>     point A, where there are no or lax gun control laws, to point B,
>     where stricter regulations may exist.  A national law could be quite
>     effective in preventing this traffic in semi-legal weaponry.
> 
>     Remember, most "illegal" handguns were legal at some point in their
>     travels...
> 
> 					    --- das

Wrong!  You and the other prohibitionists seem to have the idea that 
passing a national registration act would cause all pistols to magically
disappear.  Remember that there are over 50 million of them floating
around out there...  First, for honesty's sake you should make it
plain that you are talking about confiscation, not just registration/
licensing (cars are licensed, and there an awful lot of them around...).
Then please remember that only 0.02 percent of handguns are used to 
kill... and try to think of a law that is more than 99.98% effective.

--JoSH