tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826806986841757361.post5074238782738665079..comments2023-09-06T08:33:02.843-04:00Comments on Ottawa Beige: And now for something a bit lighter...Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669601915445747139noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826806986841757361.post-42331896760786434362007-04-17T08:40:00.000-04:002007-04-17T08:40:00.000-04:00Adrian, I'm mostly there with you. My opinion, an...Adrian, I'm mostly there with you. My opinion, and that's what it really is (just an opinion) is that we are required to register to be able to drive cars because they require a certain degree of knowledge and responsibility in order to operate them safely. Guns are made solely to kill whereas automobiles have the potential to kill. Granted a lot more of the population will have access to an automobile because they're the dominant form of transport (other than walking).<BR/><BR/>I do think guns need to be registered and no I don't think it will end all gun crime - people who want to kill others will always find a way, hence the term "criminal." Where I see the current gun legislation falling short is for families that inherit weapons as heirlooms - a grandfather fought in a war and kept his service revolver or captured luger and suddenly you're getting fined for not having the registry papers. I think those sort of exceptions need to be handled better.<BR/><BR/>I think Pickton was identified as a suspicious character and the warrant was for some kind of noise violation or utter threats to a neighbour with the possibility of weapons - I've been purposely avoiding a lot of that, not that I think ignorance is good but I don't want to treat yet another tragedy as entertainment.<BR/><BR/>Now that's all a bit too serious when really I'm just shocked and saddened by yet another tragedy that will change little in American politics other than some immediate hand wrangling that eventually leaves the families of the victims with very little.joncormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865627865285684437noreply@blogger.com