Re: Democrat gun laws, etc

[Erikus4@aol.com]

>If the idea is that guns should be secured, then fine! Pass a law 
>that says all firearms must be secured when not in use.  This is easy, 
>can be simply modified as time goes by, and would actually garner 
>support that is wide ranging, and might even see the light of day in the 
>Idaho legislature.  

For starters, define "secured" and "use."

Legislation ISN'T "easy" and it isn't "simply modified."  Unless you live 
under a dictatorship.

Personally, I agree with legislation which requires the securing of weapons 
in homes with minor children - and, as many of you know, I'm pretty damn 
pro-gun.  Although it's just about impossible for the government to enforce 
these laws until after-the-fact, there would be plenty of situations where no 
one would die or even be seriously injured.  In those situations, further 
punishment for the pinhead is entirely appropriate.

The argument that no one will secure their weapons because of a stupid law 
falls on my deaf ears.  There are millions of gun owners.  If even a handful 
hear about the law, pause in their thinking, and decide to secure their 
weapons, then it would be worth it.  The ones who won't do it no matter what 
are just plain wrong.  There is NO excuse for generally leaving unsecured 
weapons around minors who are not supervised.

The people who think "that'll never happen to me" are generally right.  But 
it does happen to someone.  

As for the legislating of common sense requiring us to examine our morals.  
There's no such thing as "our morals."  Our country is too diverse.  The 
pinheads don't share "our morals."  They require that common sense be 
legislated.

I'm reminded of the anger from young adults that became public in the wake of 
the police shootings down in Boise a couple years back.  (I moved here in 
June of 98.)  One issue was respect.  And the most vocal segment, and 
possible the majority, of the youth demanded that the police respect them 
before they would respect the police.  The evolution of the Golden Rule.  
Where's the common sense in that?  Obviously, someone must make the first 
tentative gestures if respect.  No one can force the other person to do so.  
The only conclusion is that each individual must undertake to respect others. 
 But that concept escapes the mind of a large portion of our society.  
Possibly the majority.

The herd has been a long time in need of a culling.  C'mon Y2k.  C'mon 
comets.  C'mon something.

E. O'Daniel