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Submitted by Doreen Ciancaglini, Apr 17, 2007 14:13

As a pediatric physician, I can tell you universal allowance of handgun possession is not the answer to the escalating violence of our time. We would then be entering the waters of "eye for an eye" thinking which is a philosophy of radical Islam. Where would the lines be drawn? How would we even draw lines between self defense and assault? How would a return of violence be interpreted by anyone? And who would make the guidelines for appropriate use of these "personal weapons"? Are the laws in place for this? Would vigilanteism be the new norm? A deescalation of weapon carrying is the answer. Hunters and officers of the law I say and even then background checks before license is granted as well as a trial period for six months with check ins to a licensure board to ensure proper usage and screen out mishandlers.

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The Virginia Tech shootings provoke cries for draconian gun control laws enlisting wisdom from bureaucrats and politicians comparable to those... [MORE]	Nolan Nelson	Apr 21, 2007 21:22
You all are missing the point here. This is what happens when you try to limit who can own a... [MORE]	Jack Modena	Apr 29, 2007 18:01
Every time an atrocity of this nature occurs, somehow we as a nation seem to forget the loss of X... [MORE]	A Troubled American	Apr 18, 2007 18:07
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To Ciancaglini,Garrett,Saterlee. You are living in a dream world if you thing any kind of a law would have stopped... [MORE]	Rogers Marshall	Apr 18, 2007 18:23
There is no sanity in the 'Insanity of Gun Obsession' response. The point this person misses, and most people who... [MORE]	CR Mountjoy	Apr 17, 2007 17:46
Some of what I am reading about Cho today suggest he was crazy not evil. There is a difference. Unfortunately, from... [MORE]	obera	Apr 17, 2007 14:49
I find the editorial's labeling of the culprit as "evil" rather unhelpful. Certainly his acts could be labelled as evil.... [MORE]	Guy B. Jones	Apr 17, 2007 14:20
Hey, 9-11 was the biggest mass slaughter in our history...No guns were involved. [MORE]	Edmond J. Gruenenfelder	Apr 19, 2007 12:26
Although it is nearly universally accepted that there are individuals who are mentally burdened, the murdered remain murdered, and the... [MORE]	George Rivera	Apr 23, 2007 20:18
As a pediatric physician, I can tell you universal allowance of handgun possession is not the answer to the escalating...	Doreen Ciancaglini	Apr 17, 2007 14:13
Nearly twenty years ago a woman friend of mine, staunchly anti-gun, was sitting in her boyfriend's convertible waiting for him... [MORE]	A.L.	Apr 17, 2007 13:50
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