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Submitted by Ruth Cavanaugh, Mar 14, 2007 10:11

To all the gun people out there, perhaps my reasoned comment was not emphatic enough. It had no misspelled words, no poor grammar, and no exclamation points. All it had was the thought that guns need to be regulated in the modern, populated, dangerous cities. Dangerous not because good citizens have guns, but because criminals find it simple to obtain an illegal gun because they are so available in states with no gun laws whatsoever. I, as a woman of a certain age, living alone, must fear going out after dark because thieves and brigands have guns and are not afraid to use them to rob and murder. Yes, the gun (that is a rifle or shotgun) was needed in pioneer days for protection and for hunting, and the right is given for that reason. However, no one has a "right" to a handgun or multiple shot attack gun. Such a weapon is not needed for the ordinary citizen if criminals don't have them either. Your arguments are proper to protect your right to a hunting rifle or shotgun but do not cover handguns, which are not mentioned at all. I rest my case.

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To all the gun people out there, perhaps my reasoned comment was not emphatic enough. It had no misspelled words,...	Ruth Cavanaugh	Mar 14, 2007 10:11
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Ruth, the police have no duty to protect you or any other individual. This is a matter of settled law,... [MORE]	Frank in FL	Mar 13, 2007 12:37
Ruth. The Right for an individual to protect them selves is just as important 200 years ago as it is... [MORE]	Steve laub	Mar 13, 2007 21:51
The police are there to see that the law is obeyed. If a man has a gun he shouldn't have,... [MORE]	Ruth Cavanaugh	Mar 14, 2007 13:55
Ruth Cavanaugh you live in a make believe world! Remember when seconds count the police are just minutes away! So... [MORE]	Gerald Munson	Mar 20, 2008 12:43
Thank you for providing a straightforward description of the decision. Let us now move on to the probable full court... [MORE]	Andrew Barr	Mar 12, 2007 08:10
Since there is always a risk that the high court will ignore the plain meaning of the 2nd Amendment and... [MORE]	Donald Palke	Mar 12, 2007 11:22