Finnish Interior Minister Anne Holmlund said on Saturday that Finland will amend the gun law to tighten control on guns, Finnish media reported on Saturday.A 43-year-old man named Ibrahim Shkupolli, a Kosovo Albanian, shot and killed four employees at Sello shopping center in Espoo, southern Finland, as well as his ex-girlfriend at her home, who was also employed there, and finally himself on Thursday.
The shooting rampage has again aroused Finnish people's attention to the country's gun control. Finnish people have long asked for tighter gun control after two school shootings in 2007 and 2008.
Finland's rate of gun ownership ranks the third highest in the world as its 5.3 million populations own 1.6 million registered guns.
That's an interesting phrase, "Finnish people have long asked for tighter gun control." I wonder if that means the majority. Could the same be said about the United States?
Interior Minister Anne Holmlund said on Saturday that Finland will amend its gun law for tighter control on guns. Furthermore, new legislation will require safer ways of gun-keeping at home in order to reduce illicit weapons obtained through burglary. An illegal handgun was used in Thursday's shooting incident.I wonder if that's how they did the registry in Canada too, "license information has been written on a file card without the weapon's serial number." How could any system of registration be organized so badly? It almost sounds like pro-gun spies designed it to fail.According to Anne Holmlund, Finland's present gun registry is primitive. In some cases, license information has been written on a file card without the weapon's serial number or the purpose for which the permit was granted. All the guns with old licenses will have to be re-registered, she said.
She also stressed that all the licenses for people with criminal backgrounds should be revoked.
How about the suggestion that, "All the guns with old licenses will have to be re-registered." That sounds pretty simple. I guess with enough jack-booted federal enforcers it could be done. What do you think?
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Yes, of course. Since registration worked so well let's register them again.
ReplyDeleteSounds like Gillibrand and McCarthy, just make it illegaller.
The answer, of course, is "yes."
ReplyDeleteA majority of Americans--including NRA members--support gun registration.
In fact, many Americans mistakenly believe guns are required to be registered.
--JadeGold
JadeGold: "A majority of Americans--including NRA members--support gun registration."
ReplyDeleteJust as polls by anti-gunowner advocates showed that majorities supported a handgun ban in MA, a handgun "freeze" in CA, and registration in WA. Yet when all those were put to an actual vote of the people, they lost by large margins.
Gun control would fare so much better if supporters could bypass that awful unprogressive "voting" part.
"A majority of Americans--including NRA members--support gun registration."
ReplyDeleteFalse. Typical anti gun loon made-up nonsense.
"In fact, many Americans mistakenly believe guns are required to be registered."
True. A lot of people believe this because they fill out form 4473
Why don't we just register the guns that convicted felons own? wouldn't that be more effective at reducing crime?
ReplyDeleteHow does writing my name on a list keep other people from committing crimes?
"A majority of Americans--including NRA members--support gun registration.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, many Americans mistakenly believe guns are required to be registered."
So the only reason a majority of Americans support gun registration is because they mistakenly believe guns are required to be registered.
It's very apparent that lies and disinformation are still the gun banner's best friends.
Kevin - For that matter, how does registration keep ME from committing a crime?
ReplyDeleteThat's right, it doesn't.
Exactly, Mike W.
ReplyDeleteAztec - There are MANY things that the public believes when it comes to guns that are patently false.
ReplyDeleteWhy? Because the media has been carrying the water for the anti's and promulgating their crap for decades.
You wouldn't believe the number of non-gunnies who still believe you can buy "plastic" Glocks that will go undetected through metal detectors.
Thank god for the internet and alternative media in general, as it allows us to easily expose lies by the media.