Having to register a single shot air pistol seems a bit ridiculous. The
whole point of gun registration would seem to be a crime deterrent,
although the efficacy of such a policy could (and should) certainly be
debated. That being said, I'd be hard pressed to imagine someone using
an air gun that you have to load (and pump!) for every shot in a major
violent crime. It would certainly make for some entertaining
headlines, however :)

As I've always said, I think the primary factor when it comes to this
kind of thing is ignorance. As "gun toting liberals", I think we
sometimes forget how profoundly ignorant our non-gun owning liberal
friends can be. I recently introduced a very liberal friend of mine to
shooting, and I can honestly say he knew absolutely nothing outside of
"guns are dangerous", so I sat down with him, filled him in on firearm
safety, showed him a few guns and how they work, then we went to the
range. Three hours later he was buying his first firearm, a Ruger 10/22.

For as long as I've known him (six years), this guy has been vehemently
anti-gun, but a little education and hands on experience changed that in
one afternoon. I've done this with several friends and acquaintances
over the years, and while not all of them got into shooting or ended up
buying a gun, they've all had to rethink their position on guns and gun
ownership. I know its slow, but I still think its the best way to fight
irrational and ineffective gun legislation.

Brandon


On 04/16/09 11:41, Roger Metzger wrote:
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> But to say that any airgun IS a firearm is as absurd as to claim to not
> know what "is" is.
> Do any of you have any suggestions about how to deal with (rectify)
> this absurdity?
> R.M.
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