Quote Originally Posted by John56{vg} View Post
Now this is what is called a "sweeping generalization." It is not even NEAR to being true. I am a gun owner, I like guns, and I don't want the government to be the only ones with guns. But I am for the banning of assault weapons, greater controls on training and regulation of guns. Many of my friends feel the same way.

Your inflammatory statement sounds more like NRA propaganda. The NRA is the organization that goes into areas touched by gun violence and proclaim the benefits of guns to the people dealing with the tragedies of that violence. And they want us all to have grenades and RPGs and M14's so that our kids can be killed. (Now you see THAT is another sweeping generalization, just as inflammatory and wrong-headed as your statement. At least I KNOW it is wrong-headed. I am sure the NRA has many members who are level-headed and realize that we need more controls on guns.

Oh yeah, they are called Policemen. Most police organizations are FOR gun controls.

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I'll admit to it being a generalization, just as those who rant most about gun ownership in the US generalize over the attitudes here. But if you read through this thread you will see that there are quite a few people, many of them from outside the country, who are far more interested in the banishment of all guns than in proper controls.

No, I'm not a member of the NRA. In fact, I feel that the NRA is about as good for the image of gun owners as bin Laden is good for the image of Muslims. Yes, there are many members of the NRA who are rational and who do want proper controls. But the public persona of the NRA seems to me to be far more radical.

In fact, as I've stated often, I do NOT own any guns, never have and, barring a radical change in my perception of safety within my home, I don't plan on ever owning one. But I do believe that responsible people should have the right to have guns if they feel they need them. It's just that I believe there should be proper, enforceable and enforced control measures, not total prohibition.