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I'm fine with this country and our current interpretation of the Constitution. We in the civilized East place more restrictions on firearms than the western states and that's fine with the Constitutional scholars.
Really!
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Q. What are the Gun Laws in Vermont?
State Requirements
Rifles and Shotguns
Permit to purchase rifles and shotguns? No.
Registration of rifles and shotguns? No.
Licensing of owners of rifles and shotguns? No.
Permit to carry rifles and shotguns? No.
Handguns
Permit to purchase handgun? No.
Registration of handguns? No.
Licensing of owners of handguns? No.
Permit to carry handguns? No.
Other Requirements
Is there a State waiting period? No.
Is there a FBI *NICS check for firearm transactions? No. State system.
Permit to carry a concealed weapon required? No.
Record of sale: Yes.
*NICS - National Instant Check System
I really hope no one interprets this as my claiming someone deserved such a thing, because I do not believe that at all, but...reading the article, I have to say that I don't understand why people still open their doors when people they don't know knock.
I hope the next time I have car problems or other emergency, the person will open the door for me. This case is more likely than a home intruder. I wouldn't mind if she holds a gun on me while I call for help. Locking your doors isolates you. If you are armed, you are free to act as you wish without fear. That's the whole point. In fact you don't have to be armed. Just the chance that you might be armed keeps crime down.
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Originally Posted by rlchurch
We keep a plate of cookies by the door, but then the District of Columbia probably has 1-2 home invasions per year, so I worry more about lightning strikes.
You say "probably" because you can't reference it. You are pretty good about asking for a reference or posting links when your argument is strong. Your cop out on this one is pretty revealing.
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Originally Posted by rlchurch
Actually you're more like my niece who can't always distinguish the difference between Need and Want.
Private citizen's don't need guns for self defense. Many want guns. Sometime the adults have to step in and set the ground rules.
Thank you for showing the true liberal mindset. "Government is like your parents who know better than you what is right." It might feel better to limit guns, but statistics show that that is the exact opposite of the right policy and God help us if "government" starts agreeing with you, because it would be another example of government doing the feel good thing to appease the masses when the results of the policy ironically are the opposite of those desired.
Originally Posted by rlchurch We keep a plate of cookies by the door, but then the District of Columbia probably has 1-2 home invasions per year, so I worry more about lightning strikes.
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Originally Posted by Bagz
You say "probably" because you can't reference it. You are pretty good about asking for a reference or posting links when your argument is strong. Your cop out on this one is pretty revealing.
I say "probably" because the crime is so rare the police don't track it as a separate crime.
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Originally Posted by Bagz
Thank you for showing the true liberal mindset. "Government is like your parents who know better than you what is right." It might feel better to limit guns, but statistics show that that is the exact opposite of the right policy and God help us if "government" starts agreeing with you, because it would be another example of government doing the feel good thing to appease the masses when the results of the policy ironically are the opposite of those desired.
Unfortunately age doesn't always bring maturity and wisdom. In those cases the community at large acting through the government has to set the rules. If you don't like it you can live in some other community.
Is Vermont a state or did it secede? Regardless it doesn't qualify as being within the boundaries of civilization.
It seems that only those who agree with you are civilized. I imagine that you smirk a lot and talk with your eyes closed.
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