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I DO have a problem with these redneck gunshops selling pieces illegally to people who transport them up the "Iron Pipeline" of I-95 to New York and other cities, where they're sold to gangbangers and other criminals. Some say that more laws are the answer. Others say that stricter enforcement of existing laws is the answer. Personally I think that both are right. Obviously we need to amend the laws to preent psychos like Cho from getting their hands on weapons. And clearly Gonzales and Co. are doing nothing to enforce the statutes already on the books. I don't own a gun. Never have. Never felt the need and never trusted myself with one. But I do recognize their necessity in our society, and feel that a total ban would be suicidal.



I hear that... when they catch these assholes selling illegal guns they should throw the book at them. It gives legitimate gun dealers, and non-criminal carriers a bad name. I don't know if having more laws and regulations is the answer though because, once again, you're making it harder for the "good guys" to get them. If Cho couldn't have bought his guns legally, for whatever reason, he would've just bought them illegally, plain and simple. IMO, stricter enforcement is the key here.

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But I do recognize their necessity in our society, and feel that a total ban would be suicidal.



To me, this is an extremely important statement. We're living in a free society, and while the VA Tech tragedy was a terrible event, I think that these kinds of things are bound to happen in ANY society with the kind of freedom, diversity, and population that we do.

The other option is upping the Patriot Act to the next level, and allowing our government to take away our freedoms one by one... after all, once they take the guns away what's to stop them from taking everything else?

I just feel that modifying our right to bear arms, infringing on our personal privacy, and infringing on our right to protect ourselves are far worse than the alternative... which in this case is one random wackjob who didn't get hugged enough as a child.

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