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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Vote for candidates who support gun control.  Contribute to gun control organizations.

It terrifies me.[/quote]

Vote for candidates who support tougher sentencing.  MoCo judges live by the Nolle Prosequi mantra.

I was robbed a few years back and had to show up to court 4 time because the perp would FTA.  He was facing a maximum of 18 years on 6 counts and walked away with 2 days (time served... over nights when warrants were served).  Meanwhile my kid took about 6 months to feel comfortable in their own house.

We don't need more gun control laws. [b]  We need more gun owners. [/b] Criminals don't care about your gun control laws.

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Like the mom of the Sandy Hook shooter, who was a polite middle aged white lady, like you and i?[/quote]

I've been a gun owner for 30 years and I'm pretty sure my guns have never created murder.  And I'm fully open to civil discourse about them.

Do I believe firearms should be regulated?  Yes.
Do I believe firearms should be registered?  Yes.
Do I believe the purchase of firearms should require prior safety training?  Yes.
Do I believe firearms should be properly secured?  Yes
Do I believe firearms should be extra secured around children?  Yes.
Do I believe there are sick people in this world?  Yes.
Do I believe that we need to do a better job of identifying mental illness? Very yes.
Do I believe people with the intent to murder can do so without a firearm?  Yes.
Do I believe that 5 people can steal two cars and drive one into a gun store in Rockville to steal weapons?  Sadly, yes.
Do I believe that guns create murder?  No.
Do I believe that the current gun control laws are adequate?  Close, but need some tweaking.
Do I believe that we need to vote in new legislators to create sweeping gun control change?  No.
Do I believe that illegal guns are a problem in Montgomery County?  Yes.
Do I believe that our focus should be on removing the illegal weapons from criminals?  Yes.
Do I believe that possession of an illegal firearm should carry severe repercussions?  Very yes.

So those are my views in a nutshell.  For those promoting more gun control laws can you detail the laws you'd think would be necessary and how they would affect both legal law abiding gun owners and those who obtain them illegally with criminal intent.  I see 'gun control' used quite a bit, but not many seem to talk about what they mean by it.

Open to discussion.

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I respect gun ownership, but I draw the line when gun owners believe their right to own weapons trumps anybody else’s right to personal safety and freedom, and frankly I believe that’s where things have has gone in the last decade.  I don’t think the second amendment is more important than any other amendment.

I support  mandatory mental health screenings for gun owners.

I believe assault weapons should be banned. There is no reason for ordinary citizens to own these weapons. I believe service members should be required to return them upon leaving the service.

I believe there should be a heavy tax on gun ownership over a certain number. Personally i do not think that people should be able to stockpile weapons, but can’t imagine legislation passing that would restrict the number of weapons people could own, so this is a workaround.

No one should be able to have an unsecured or concealed weapon on their person unless they are licensed law-enforcement officer.

Until mental health screening and licensing and securing of weapons is universally enforced, I don’t believe there should be open carry in this country. 
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