Reply #67: I firmly support the 2nd I also think gun laws need to be enforced.

[davsand]

It is not hypocrisy to support gun ownership as a constitutional right yet to hope for enforcement of gun laws.

Look, I live in Boo-Foo no place, and if I call the Sheriff it is gonna be at least thirty minutes before I see anyone responding to that call. It has nothing to do with local law enforcement. It has everything to do with the fact that they can't possibly cover the turf and be every place at once.

Somebody kicks in my front door should I just ask them to hang loose till help arrives?

By the same token, in rural areas, I've seen more than one time in my life when a rabid animal is running around. Animal control in this county has ONE person on patrol...

I am not saying everybody needs to be running around with assault weapons chock full of "cop killer" bullets. What I am saying is, I generally think we need to enforce responsible gun laws. We have a lot of them on the books, but we typically don't enforce them without fail--It is kind of hit or miss (if you'll forgive the pun.)

I don't think guns are the litmus test of liberals, nor should they be. If you want to own guns--go for it. If you want to be irresponsible with how you sell them or USE them, then you need to be held accountable.

Just my two cents.

Laura