Guns don't kill people, people with guns kill people (often with guns), or, Reflections on a questionnaire
I will put my cards on the table up front and declare I am all for gun control. I figure if you are going to let deadly weapons out into the community, it is worth trying to regulate them. HOWEVER, I had to laugh at this post that cropped up on the always excellent clusterflock . It concerns the list of questions that you are asked by the Illinois State Police in an application for a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card. Let us look at the questions shall we? 1) Have you ever been convicted of a felony? That's a good question. We don't want crooks with guns. 2) In the past 5 years, have you been a patient in any medical facility or part of any medical facility used primarily for the care or treatment of persons for mental illness? Another good question. We don't want lunatics with guns. I know that there are plenty of people who suffer from mental illness who aren't crazy insane killers, but hey, better safe than sorry! 3) Are you addicted to narcotics? Like the mental...