Reply #16: It's pretty obvious that these laws are ineffective. This stuff happens [View All]

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

way too often. What I would suggest is that we draft serious legislation that has not been influenced by an arm of the weapons manufacturers whose product is being regulated.

And there's the societal question. The last three generations have been raised to consider the gun as a problem solver rather than a weapon. Hell, just look at the neocon's belief that if we took our big guns to Iraq and killed enough of the Iraqis, they would fall in line and believe as we do.

Didn't happen.

Isn't going to happen.

I guess another possibility would be get all handguns and assault weapons off the street. I know, you can't protect your family with a shotgun... Or you feel that happiness is a warm gun?

Or how are you going to protect yourself from a government gone mad or an invasion... The Iraqis are a well armed people. Look how well they are doing against an occupying U.S. force.

Maybe the comic Chris Rock has the answer. Keep guns legal. Just charge $10,000.00 a bullet. It might make someone think twice before pulling the trigger.