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Wallew · January 5, 2001, 12:46 PM

To all who agree with BluesMan,
Do you think we should pay for (via our taxes) the police to 'protect and serve' us? We all do. So what's the real difference? If you choose to make use of the services the police provide more often than I do as a gun owner, then you (non-gun owner) should be willing to not only PAY a little more than I do for that service, but the police should KNOW that when they arrive at your residence, you will not have protected yourself and could find you in all sorts of trouble from people intent on harming an unarmed individual. I think it's only fair, if you place more pressure on the police resources than I do, YOU SHOULD pay more than I. Should they be registered? I don't see the purpose, other than allowing the police to know who is and isn't armed. This would actually be a REVERSE REGISTRATION of gun owners. Not on the list? You MUST be a gun owner.

Please, no flames. I'm using the pluralistic YOU, meaning non gun owners, not the 'you' who agree with The Blues Man.

January 5, 2001, 12:46 PM	#14
Wallew Junior member Join Date: October 3, 1999 Posts: 910	To all who agree with BluesMan, Do you think we should pay for (via our taxes) the police to 'protect and serve' us? We all do. So what's the real difference? If you choose to make use of the services the police provide more often than I do as a gun owner, then you (non-gun owner) should be willing to not only PAY a little more than I do for that service, but the police should KNOW that when they arrive at your residence, you will not have protected yourself and could find you in all sorts of trouble from people intent on harming an unarmed individual. I think it's only fair, if you place more pressure on the police resources than I do, YOU SHOULD pay more than I. Should they be registered? I don't see the purpose, other than allowing the police to know who is and isn't armed. This would actually be a REVERSE REGISTRATION of gun owners. Not on the list? You MUST be a gun owner. Please, no flames. I'm using the pluralistic YOU, meaning non gun owners, not the 'you' who agree with The Blues Man.