tcsparky, reading what you wrote reminded me of the recent 60 Minutes broadcast. From the transcript of an interview done by Bradley with the parents of victims at Columbine:
Ms. FLEMING: There was no one in that school that had a gun other than the two killers. And no one pursued them. No one tried to engage them.
Unlike the Vice Principal in Pearl, Ms who was able to stop the school shooting there after retrieving his pistol from his car or more recently the first shooting at the school outside San Diego where a person carrying a concealed firearm was at the school and was able to prevent the kid from shooting more people.
The other thing that we should point out is that should gun registration pass, convicted felons are NOT required by that law to register their guns, only the law abiding must comply. You think that sounds strange? The problem is that it is illegal for a convicted felon to possess a firearm. If he were to go in and register his gun it would be in violation of of his constitutional right to protection from self incrimination. That is why if a felon buys a gun from a dealer and fills out a 4473 form it is not admissible as evidence. As a result, only the people who may legally have guns would be required to register them and supposedly that isn't who they are going after.
Miami1839, you must be quite comfortable when you are working in a correctional facility. It must me the safest place in the world since there are no guns anywhere. I bet you never watch your back. Stay safe.
