RE: Right To Bear Arms

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Loathe [mailto:timothy.healdgmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:39 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Right To Bear Arms
> 
> Nope, sorry they have heavily regulated gun ownership.

That may just be a difference in my wording.  By
"open" I didn't mean
"unregulated" - I meant that gun ownership was
legally possible and pretty
easy (easy enough for the common citizen).

Canada is strictly regulated, but it's still pretty easy to
legally obtain
weapons.  I believe that Israel is essentially open. 
Australia seems about
as open as we are in many ways (you need a permit and a
"genuine reason" -
which can be as simple as "collecting" - to obtain
a weapon).  Most
Scandinavian countries are pretty open, requiring a license
but not much
else.  Finland and Norway, specifically, have strong hunting
and sport
shooting traditions and make it pretty simple to obtain
weapons.

Of course it doesn't really matter tho'; whether or not we
are the only
country with essentially open gun ownership it doesn't
change the
fundamental questions.  Why do Americans feel the need to
push the envelope
with their ownership (in number, power, etc)?   Where
exactly do our rights
to own end (someplace between slingshots and tactical
ICBMs)?

Jim Davis


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We need an amendment to clarify this.

As written I don't think the constitution allows for ANY
weapons to be 
outlawed across the board.

Jim Davis wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Loathe [mailto:timothy.healdgmail.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:39 PM
>> To: CF-Community
>> Subject: Re: Right To Bear Arms
>>
>> Nope, sorry they have heavily regulated gun
ownership.
> 
> That may just be a difference in my wording.  By
"open" I didn't mean
> "unregulated" - I meant that gun ownership
was legally possible and pretty
> easy (easy enough for the common citizen).
> 
> Canada is strictly regulated, but it's still pretty
easy to legally obtain
> weapons.  I believe that Israel is essentially open. 
Australia seems about
> as open as we are in many ways (you need a permit and a
"genuine reason" -
> which can be as simple as "collecting" - to
obtain a weapon).  Most
> Scandinavian countries are pretty open, requiring a
license but not much
> else.  Finland and Norway, specifically, have strong
hunting and sport
> shooting traditions and make it pretty simple to obtain
weapons.
> 
> Of course it doesn't really matter tho'; whether or not
we are the only
> country with essentially open gun ownership it doesn't
change the
> fundamental questions.  Why do Americans feel the need
to push the envelope
> with their ownership (in number, power, etc)?   Where
exactly do our rights
> to own end (someplace between slingshots and tactical
ICBMs)?
> 
> Jim Davis
> 
> 
> 

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