Gillette,
I respect your point of view, and understand where your coming from.
I grew up around firearms, and learned to respect them for what they were.
The Kick: Depends on the caliber and grain load your shooting. Yes, you can fracture your wrist using a hot load, and a fair size caliber weapon this way. Most (Not all) guns on the street that you see are 9mm's and the like. Not many criminals are walking around with a .44 Mag. (Weight and size - harder to hide)
Training and Care - I can agree 100% to the comment of lower crime in countries/areas that have mandatory gun training.
My opinion is, if your filling out paperwork to purchase a firearm (Hand or Long Gun) You should also have a form for taking a basic training class for a firearm.
Im not sure if you have to go as much in depth as a CCW class, but It WOULD be beneficial.
Shooting Back - This needs to link with my comment about 'If you pull to use". Obviously if your in a predicament where you can't shoot, then you cant.
But, this again is where Training plays a MAJOR part.
Have You ever taken a Hunters Safety Class? Or ever been target practicing?
People that who have been around firearms, or that have some sort of Basic training (hunter safety, CCW..etc) already know when to draw, and when to duck.
GPS Chips - Sorry dear, but what a Horrible idea. Not only would it make firearms more expensive, it would be completely in-effective.
All you'd have to do is simply dissasemble the firearm, and pull it out.
Unless you were thinking putting it inside the wood stock.... but that can be replaced too..
Seriously...take a hunters safety course... I think all women AND men would benefit from it. Avaliable now from your local MOOSE lodge
