The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Are guns OK?

Well, every gun must be "registered" with the Federal Government (one of the most silly and mismanaged bungles to have come along in years). Without a registration card you cannot even buy ammunition. Handguns are a totally different "animal". The laws governing ownership and use of handguns is extremely restrictive. For example, if you have a target pistol and belong to a sanctioned gun club, you must transport the weapon, unloaded, in a locked case in an inaccessible area of the vehicle, e.g., in the trunk.

For those reasons alone I sold all my rifles and handguns before moving here; broke my heart as I had some very nice collectibles as well as some I had owned for many years.

As far as having a gun for home protection, ummmmmmm <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/scratchchin.gif" alt="" /> . . . let's put it this way... if a thief breaks into your home and your dachshund corners the creep and bites his leg, you are liable to a hefty lawsuit and there is a good possibility your dog will be taken away and put down by the SPCA. You can imagine the potential penalty for shooting some burglar. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> However, in such circumstances, I feel my right to privacy and personal safety override the pacifist whims of radical left-wingers. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/evilgrin.gif" alt="" />