Originally Posted by retmil46

Might as well regulate the distribution of automobiles, SUV's, 18 wheelers, etc, as well.

As horrific and sensational as this incident is, the death toll pales in comparison to that on our highways EACH WEEK - including young children such as these - due to stupidity, road rage, DUI/DWI, lack of driver training, DB drivers, etc, etc....

Yet we as a society turn a blind eye to this and accept it as an everyday occurrence, the price of doing business - we pile on ever more safety devices and features onto our vehicles and enact more laws - but other than a slap on the wrist and a monetary fine, for the most part we still refuse to deal with the root cause of the problem -

THE LOOSE NUT HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL.

You can ban the MEANS (guns) of this incident into oblivion, but until you address the CAUSE and the PEOPLE that commit them, you're spinning your wheels - and asking for repeat under a different modus operandi.

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

Hello, we do regulate the use of motor vehicles. People must pass a test to get a license. No reason not to do that with guns.

Originally Posted by Brian Carlton

You do understand that all the gun regulations that you could possibly dream up would not have stopped this tragedy?

You also understand that CT has some of the toughest gun laws in the country and it had absolutely no effect in stopping this tragedy?

So, go ahead and propose all kinds of regulations that will make it more difficult for the average person to have a gun. After you do that, don't be at all surprised if the ongoing random violence against unarmed assembled masses continues unabated.

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

If you read my posts you will not find I advocate making it more difficult for the average person to obtain guns.

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

Hello, we do regulate the use of motor vehicles. People must pass a test to get a license. No reason not to do that with guns.

Originally Posted by Brian Carlton

You do understand that all the gun regulations that you could possibly dream up would not have stopped this tragedy?

You also understand that CT has some of the toughest gun laws in the country and it had absolutely no effect in stopping this tragedy?

So, go ahead and propose all kinds of regulations that will make it more difficult for the average person to have a gun. After you do that, don't be at all surprised if the ongoing random violence against unarmed assembled masses continues unabated.

Originally Posted by davidmash

How about the one where guns not in use are required to be stored in a certified gun safe? That might have stopped him.

Originally Posted by Brian Carlton

I have no issue with any regulation that you want to pass.

Do you believe that the requirement would be adhered to by most of the population? In fact, the type of individual who would deliberately flaunt the law is exactly the type of individual who might have a relative or a child who would take that weapon............you know, the DB's of society?

Originally Posted by davidmash

Not sure. I would think jail time would be a good incentive. How about we pass it and find out? We could always come up with other ideas should this one fail. Not like the plane was invented on the first try.

Originally Posted by Brian Carlton

Personally, I'm positive that jail time is not a disincentive. The reason is very simple. There is no enforcement. You decide to require a locked gun safe in every single house, thereby taking away the very need to own a gun. Nobody follows the law. Nobody enforces the law.

The liberals champion their success at gun regulation.

More shootings occur without any abatement.


I think you're wasting your time to attempt to control the weapon, but, as I stated, I have no dog in this fight. I have a loaded shotgun with a pistol grip under the bed...........that's it.

You're not going to require me to have a safe for my shotgun...........are you?

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

Hello, we do regulate the use of motor vehicles. People must pass a test to get a license. No reason not to do that with guns.

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

Hello, we do regulate the use of motor vehicles. People must pass a test to get a license. No reason not to do that with guns.

Originally Posted by Botnst

We regulate the public use of automobiles. You can legally drive your unregistered car all over your property.

Originally Posted by dropnosky

depending on state and county, but plenty of places you cant.

The whole gun vs cars argument is weak anyway. One is a transportation device that can be dangerous when misapplied or used improperly, the other is a tool for killing things, which can only be dangerous.

Originally Posted by MagnumPI

Yet, more people die in car accidents.

Originally Posted by dropnosky

sure, and more women are killed by angry husbands with home protection firearms than actually killed by intruders.