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Originally Posted by atari 2600
Stop worrying and being paranoid for your own sake for a second, will ya?.
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he has a valid concern!
your own lack of
any paranoia about what you proposed is more bothersome than any up-spin to his side. surely you know that you, I and just about everyone on this board would be at some point cause for concern for
whoever is in authority.
Virginia's gun laws are laughable; it's obvious that should be looked at. hell, the whole system should be looked at. however, I'm of the mind that furthering the police's search (and surveillance) privileges is not only
not going to stop the truely insane, it is in itself dangerous.
I think it's a little shortsighted to believe that gun control (of any kind) is the cure for society's worst woes. it's like using a bandaid to stop a sucking chest wound!
I do think you are right that something
needs to be done (and maybe something drastic), but I think that the core of the problem is too deeply ingrained into all of our lives for anything to actually work.
today it's guns; tomorrow, IEDs. there's
never going to be any "going back".
PS: just because I disagree, doesn't mean that I'm doing it out of spite. please don't take it personally!