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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I liked the chart showing car regulations next to gun regulations. I am no lawyer, but I’ll bet that much of the sticky points on such comparisons come down to the fact that guns are in the Constitution as a *<b>right</b>*, but driving is a *<b>privilege</b>* , which is a different kettle of fish. A lot of people don’t realize this about driving, and assume that it is ‘our right to drive.’ Nope.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So, I would like to start a campaign to repeal the 2<sup>nd</sup> Amendment. It might take a while, but we could do it. I’m not saying people shouldn’t be able to have guns. Let’s just make it like driving a car… a privilege. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And don’t give me those goofy complaints like we need guns because ‘what if we’re invaded by the Russians’ … or ‘..we might need to overthrow the government one day.’ The age of guns is over, folks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I don’t think many people will take kindly to my suggestion that we repeal the 2<sup>nd</sup> Amendment. So, I’ll offer a compromise solution: Make it ok to own guns, but strictly regulate the firing of guns, making it a felony to fire them. Seems reasonable to me anyway. ;-) Then, if we really ARE invaded by the Russians, go ahead and shoot. It won’t matter if everybody is committing felonies, because the Russians that will be invading won’t speak English anyway hardly and won’t know about the crazy law. Never mind.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bob Dickow, troublemaker<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>