Re: Guns, again

[sec@moscow.com]

> Thanks much for the reference. His rationale is sound and agrees with my
> sense that the socio-political and military contexts which lead to the 2nd
> amendment ceased to exist 150 years ago, following the Civil War {"War
> between theStates"). Today our contexts are so radically different that
> lethal arms uses must be constrained in order to provide for "domestic
> tranquility" and the "general welfare." Amen  I outlined my ideas on this
> previously and I don't expect that consensus can be had at this stage of
> the mis-informed state of public opinion.
> 
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> William K. Medlin
> Dev-plan associates
> 930 Kenneth Street
> Moscow ID 83843
> 208/892-0148
> dev-plan@moscow.com
 
Mis-informed state of public oppinon is correct, there has been a 
campain of lies told about firearms and firearm crime for the last 10-
15 years by the so called Media, lies are told blatlently, and they 
do not correct them (I recall Dan Rather stating on the News that 
the NRA was putting out a .50 Caliber Pistol powerfull enough to 
"stop a Rhino", the NRA doesn't make firearms. the pistol in 
question was being made by a company in another country, Eagle 
Arms (I do believe they are called) out of Isreal), Time Magaziners 
has publicaly stated that they will not print a positive firearms 
story, Handgun Control Inc considers a 25 year old male using a 
illegaly aquired firearm (generaly misidentified by HGI as a "assult 
Weapon", ie, a semi-auto .22 rifle) as a "horrible example of 
childern killing each other with guns". Mis-informed indeed.

also Access to firearms was constrained in the 60's and violent 
crime went up, untill recenlty when more states allows CWP's, 
then it started to go down, conincedence? possibly, but the data 
dosn't support it. Canada has all but banned firearms (and has 
banned handguns), and yet violant crime grows weekly. England 
has all but banded Fiearms (and has baned handguns) and Violant 
Crime rises, Australia has all but banned Fireamrs, (and has baned 
handguns), and Violant Crime Rises. Alcohol was prohibited in this 
country by a change to the constitution,  yes it caused a rise in 
Violant crime and wide spread lawlessness, "drugs" (meaning 
those proscribed or controled by law) are prohibited or controlled by 
law, yet the "criminal element" and violance continues to grow in 
regards to them  ask a criminal if they target unarmed targets or 
targets that MIGHT have a gun, they say they go for the obviously 
unarmed ones. banning something only makes for more crime. if 
even the so called "soft drugs" (pot and hash) were legalized, 
taxed, and treated as tobbaco and alcohol, then the crimes and 
costs would go way way down, no one is going to have a fire fight 
over turf to sell pot if you can buy it in the corner store.if you ban 
firearms, the same thing will happen, all you will do is drive it 
underground, causing more crime and violance, esp since the 
criminals will KNOW that there prey is unarmed. (which is what is 
now happening in Canada, Home invasions are the "crime of 
choice" now.



Stan