Maybe I have a problem with the idea of the Government being the only one with a gun. You lefties on here barate our Government/President left and right for all the bad decisions/questional motivations/Patriot act etc..etc.. but yet you want them to be in control of all firearms?? Talk about setting the wheels in motion for a dictatorship
Crazy151,
Be careful with generalizations. I have posted on threads where I have been accused of being a "leftie" because of my views toward George Bush (although I am an Independent), and yet, I agree with your comments about control of firearams and the government being the only one with a gun/dictatorship, etc.. I do not own a gun, never have actually, but I feel strongly about having the right to own one and the day that the government decides to eliminate that right is the day that I get one.
It is interesting that you note the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act and gun control have the same issue in common: Too much government control at the great expense of personal privacy and personal freedom. If you disagree with gun control then you should feel the same way about the Patriot Act don't you think? If I have read your threads correctly, however, I don't believe I have heard you criticize Bush for the Patriot Act, or about anything for that matter.
As far as the lawsuit against the gun manufacturer...the gun, which according to you who are knowledgeble on this thread, malfunctioned and is a piece of garbage. ANY manufacturer of a product that is designed poorly, or malfunctions because of poor manufacturing, is, and ahould be, liable and guilty of negligence. The court found that a percentage of the blame fell on the babysitter and the parents, so they did have some responsibility as well, and it was noted. Why would anyone have a problem with that?
exjdub