[Forgiven]

More thoughts.....

Just because we have a standing army now is no guarantee we will always have one. I hate to think we would come to a time without an army. So we should not give up the right to be able to defend ourselves.

Having to show the safe use of a firearm in order to own one....as in the use of vehicles, I can own a vehicle and not have a drivers licence. I would be able to start with a learners permit to drive. Does not prevent me from owning a vehicle that I am aware of.

We make driving safer by adding safety devices to vehicles, protective equipment to wear, better signs on roadways, fresh paint and fill potholes or other maintenance on roadways, adding traffic signals, stop signs, crosswalks. The laws in place are to penalize the violators, not the ones who obey the laws. Enough violations or serious offences puts your use at risk.

I do not own any firearms nor have I ever owned them. I do like the fact that if I choose to protect myself, that right is there. I also like the fact that I am not limited to only one. I may need a 30 round clip to defend against the criminal who is coming at me who does not give a sheet as PL mentioned. Another for various types of hunting as was mentioned. Different firearms have their purpose. I get to own as many vehicles as I want.

It is tragic with all the gun violence in the news the last 20 years or so. I suppose we should put an end to the military.....look at all the innocent people are killed in the name of peace and freedom. All the wistle blowers coming out to let us know what is really going on with our military and government. I dont think we need to dismantle our military as we dont need to disarm.

If more people were concealed permit holders, maybe we could stop more of these criminals. Seems the only ones who have lost the right to bear arms on the campus are the ones who obey the laws, criminals get to take arms anywhere they choose. Seems to me we need to open that door to the those who obey the law and properly permitted to carry for those who wish to. Law breakers will continue to take arms where ever they want, even if we stop making firearms to try to control the use, they will still get them underground and use them where ever. Now I prolly opened up a big can of worms by saying to allow guns on campus but how else do you argue that guns are coming illegally and how do you protect and defend it there is no protection onsite when the enemy shows up? If we are to not allow firearms on campus, then what can we do to prevent them from showing up? Big metal detectors at the campus entrance that when triggered close and lock the gate from further intrusion? I believe that a criminal will use any means necessary to carry out their crime. If they cant get a firearm because of metal detectors, then molotov cocktail or something that wont set off the detector. I dont think that limiting guns are the answer.