Reply #72: You again miss the boat.

[57_TomCat]

My argument is that the proper use of guns make society safer. Illegal use of guns make society less safe. Guns are already deeply entrenched in this country and will not go away. Expedient firearms are easy to make and the ability to steal weapons from cops and soldiers will always be there. Infringing on rights as enumerated in the 2nd Amendment is not the way to control gun violence while maintaining the individuality and personal responsibility this country was founded on.

As to school kids. Arming school children is not the best way to insure safe gun handling. Arming selected volunteer teachers however can provide a much safer environment.

In Iraq the citizenry already has a rather large amount of small arms. So does the military and police. How those arms are used will decide whether you are safer or not. Then again in Iraq field expedient explosives seem to be the current choice for mayhem. Building a bomb in this country simply requires a trip to Wal*Mart.