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Skybird · 07-21-12, 10:18 AM

I doubt any sharpening of gun laws in the US will happen. For Americans, it seems to be not so much a legal issue, but one of culture and attitude basing on the way the history of their country was born and formed, also an attitude towards not only guns, but violence in general. There is a wide abyss between Europeans and Americans opening up, like it also does regarding some basic terms like "freedom", for example.

I must admit, though, that on gun law understanding I have shifted in recent years towards something that is more American and less European. I tend to allow (licensed) possession of pistols and revolvers if according training gets done (obligatory), and hunting rifles. Military weapons, MPs, assault guns, semi-automatic weapons and stuff like that however should stay locked to where they belong: law enforcement and military.

My father does sports precision shooting, now exclusively 9mm pistol. At his club there also are some policemen training in their free time, and an Olympia shooter as well. The policemen say that internally police is shaking heads about more gun cintrol in Germany, because we already have the probably sharpest gun laws in Europe. The crime statistics for our town show that in just one case of murder in the past 50 years, a legal firearm was used - the others invlving firearms were carried out with unregistered illegal arms.

So, it seems there is substance in the argument that tougher gun laws do little, if anything, to lower crime rates that involve firearms, since gun laws only effect registererd, legal gun owners.

(As far as I'm concerned, pistol shooting is not my thing as a sports. I tend to see it as pourely a means of combat. Thus, doing it for sports is boring to me and does not catch my interest. Dissapointing for my father, but I cannot help it).

07-21-12, 10:18 AM	#11
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,721 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I doubt any sharpening of gun laws in the US will happen. For Americans, it seems to be not so much a legal issue, but one of culture and attitude basing on the way the history of their country was born and formed, also an attitude towards not only guns, but violence in general. There is a wide abyss between Europeans and Americans opening up, like it also does regarding some basic terms like "freedom", for example. I must admit, though, that on gun law understanding I have shifted in recent years towards something that is more American and less European. I tend to allow (licensed) possession of pistols and revolvers if according training gets done (obligatory), and hunting rifles. Military weapons, MPs, assault guns, semi-automatic weapons and stuff like that however should stay locked to where they belong: law enforcement and military. My father does sports precision shooting, now exclusively 9mm pistol. At his club there also are some policemen training in their free time, and an Olympia shooter as well. The policemen say that internally police is shaking heads about more gun cintrol in Germany, because we already have the probably sharpest gun laws in Europe. The crime statistics for our town show that in just one case of murder in the past 50 years, a legal firearm was used - the others invlving firearms were carried out with unregistered illegal arms. So, it seems there is substance in the argument that tougher gun laws do little, if anything, to lower crime rates that involve firearms, since gun laws only effect registererd, legal gun owners. (As far as I'm concerned, pistol shooting is not my thing as a sports. I tend to see it as pourely a means of combat. Thus, doing it for sports is boring to me and does not catch my interest. Dissapointing for my father, but I cannot help it). __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.