RE: Moscow surplus and seized weapons policy

[Ken Medlin <dev-plan@moscow.com>]

Your points make a lotta sense and a guide to citizen thinking about the 
place of lethal weapons in our lay society. Except for guns for hunting 
purposes and perhaps a small household weapon -- all of which should be 
registered within 24 hours of purchase -- individuals should not have 
legal access to any other kind of gun w/o law enforcement control. Gun 
clubs and the like can be much better monitored than they are now.  I 
served in WW II (l943-46) and learned how to handle, take apart and 
secure my weapons. Everyone who has a legal right to possess a weapon 
ought also to have formal training from qualified persons. It's 
interesting that the two nations having the highest rates of gun-related 
deaths per year (over 500 per million inhabitants, I believe -- I have 
the data somewhere on my shelf) are the USA and Russia. Both also have 
the highest crime rates in the world. We sure have good company!  Isn't 
it time for a change? Our state and national police associations all 
agree that it is. 

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William K. Medlin
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