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H�vard K. Moen <hkm...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
>
> What do you need that gun for? Protection. Well, in Norway, we use
> guns for hunting only, and that's all we need them for.

We here in the US need them for protection as well. If we banned all guns
except for hunting that the criminals who rob/rape, and deal drugs would
give up their guns? If they don't, wouldn't you like to be able to *protect*
yourself against them?

>
> The best thing would be if you didn't need the gun to protect yourself
> at all, right? In a perfect world, people don't need guns to protect
> themselves. I am correct, right?

Absolutely! I've been to the UK, and as you know they have no guns... even
the police don't carry guns... It was wonderful! That said, this is not a
perfect world, and here in the USA, there are too many guns to ban them
all.. The only ones to give up their guns would be the law abiding citizens
like myself (even though I don't own a gun). Then, the only ones with guns
would be the criminals... hey, wait... would that be a good thing? NOPE.

>
> > > Oh, and we (Norway) don't ban guns, but people who don't need guns
> > > won't be allowed to buy them. If you are a hunter and do not have a
> > > criminal record, yeah, you will get a gun, but you will need proper
> > > training too.
> >
> > Oh yeah huh? Whom decides who "needs" a gun? You can't have a criminal
> > record and buy a gun here either. I agree, people should have proper
> > training.
>
> They have to apply for one. They need a reason to own the gun
> (hunting).

Oh, so your government regulates gun ownership? Great, more government
regulation, we need that like we need higher taxes. You have seen our
government in action right? Bill Clinton/Monica ring a bell?

>
> I don't think just any guy should be able to get a gun. To own a gun,
> you have to have a purpose for it, in my opinion. That way, you could
> get a gun if your were a hunter, for example, but not if you wanted to
> "protect yourself".

Oh, I see... We shouldn't be able to "protect" ourselves from the criminals
with guns? Okay, you get them with a baseball bat while they shoot you down.
I would love to have no guns at all, even the criminals, and police should
have no guns... But, guess what? Not gonna happen. The criminals will have
guns... and the police need them to fight the criminals... Therefore, we the
law abiding citizens need to also be able to protect ourselves from the
criminal actions taken against us.