Clarification on guns

I am ok with certain regulations on guns, just as I am on cars. Allow me to elaborate:
I am ok with age restrictions on owning firearms.
I am ok with background checks.
I am ok with outlawing straw purchases (although it really is just the honor system at play here.)
I am ok with one private citizen selling a gun to another private citizen.
I am ok with the tax stamp for owning an automatic weapon.
I am ok with having to take a training class before you carry a firearm.
Beyond that, there are not many more things I am ok with. A gun is dangerous. So is a car, an arc welder, a table saw, a nail gun. Cars kill far more people than guns do, so why have we not banned cars yet?
Just some facts that I found- in 2004 the number car crash fatalities was 42,636. The firearm fatalities (which includes all types of deaths from firearms- accidental, murder, etc.)was 29,569. http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/01/Autos/nhtsa_death_stats/index.htm http://washingtonceasefire.org/resource-center/national-firearm-injury-and-death-statistics

Also on more interesting fact- in 2008, according to the FBI Uniform Crime Report, the firearm of choice for murderers was a handgun, not a rifle by a 2 to 1 margin (an AK-47 is classified as a rifle). Leads me to believe the only gangstas who use AK's are in the movies. Besides, how many times do you here about 10 or more people getting shot at the same time? Has it happened, maybe, I can't find anywhere in the US where a gang member rolled up with an AK and took out a rival gang at the same time. If it does happen, it is rare. and AK's are legal to buy and own. Where is the mass killing from all the non-banned assault rifles?

more guns part 2...

To continue the theme of yesterday: arguments against guns and my responses to them.

 

I don’t have a problem with people owning guns, I just don’t see why you need to have a _____________.(fill in the blank with a scary gun, such as an M-16 or AK-47)  I’ll let everyone in on a little secret- how the gun looks or how many rounds it holds does not make it more dangerous then a pink, bolt action rifle.  ANY gun in the hands of an irresponsible person is capable of severely injuring or killing a person.  It’s like taking a stick of dynamite and painting one yellow with flowers on it, and another one black with flames and demons on it.  Is the yellow one with flowers any less dangerous than the other?  I think this argument comes from a lack of knowledge of guns.  People will say that these types of guns, especially the AK-47 have a more dangerous caliber of bullet than other guns.  This is simply not true.  The AK-47 fires the 7.62mm round, which is a relatively small round.  Most hunting rifles fire a far larger and more powerful round, such as the .30-.06, a far larger and much more common hunting round.  The M-16/AR-15 shoots an even smaller round, the 5.56/.223 (they are not the same, they are slightly different rounds).  In fact, this round is sometimes referred to as a “varmint” round, cause it’s mostly good at killin’ ground critters, like rats, prairie dogs and rabbits.  Others will say that what makes them dangerous is the magazine capacity- sometimes 30 rounds.  I honestly don’t understand too much of why this is a big deal, something about being able to fire more without reloading… I’ve got news for you- if it takes you more than 2 seconds to throw another magazine in the firearm you probably wear a helmet and ride the short bus to school.  So the amount of ammo it holds doesn’t really ring true to me as sufficient basis for a ban. 

 

Well, I had more written, but to be honest this subject is boring me for now…since this is my domain  I will cease writing about guns.  I have not really read any comments any have made, so perhaps I will.

 

On the other hand, Sharel and I might be getting a dog here in the next couple of weeks.  It is a big dog, one that will eat small children and skinny people.  (I am just kidding, the dog has no taste for adult, skinny humans).  Any way, she is a chocolate color and about 7 or 8 months old.  We are not real sure that we are going to get her, but we are going to check her out.  We are excited.  She was picked up by animal control from the owners who were moving and didn’t want to take her with.  The good news is she is young enough to still socialize and have it benefit her.  Like I said, it is up in the air right now, but we would sure like to get her if she fits with us.

Peace- I’m out.