I dont think it is a general public issue
There are lots of countries in the world with liberal gun laws, Switzerland and Canada come to mind. You rarely end up reading about gun incidents in these countries (although I am sure they happen occasionally). The frequency and the circumstances which which they occur in the US surely points to a change in some of the gun ownership laws being necessary there. It wouldnt be too hard to write in to law that a person under the age of say 16 shouldnt be able to fire an automatic weapon? I know it is common sense to most people but if an incident like this can happen (and at a gun fair as well) then surely this needs to be put in to legislation to stop these few utter morons from putting the lives of innocents at risk.
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lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 19:33,
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