[cybrsamurai]

I don't own any fire arms. I just don't see the need to own a fire arm. I feel; and this is just the way I feel, that I would put my family in more danger by having the weapon in my house. I don't know anyone that has been the victim of a burglary/homicide however I lost my brother to a gun accident. I don't know if my experiences are indicative of the nature of firearms, but it seems a study could be made to quantify the number of firearm misshaps with the number of actual uses (in home or public defense each use could be counted as a saved life or save family depending on the situation) Of course military figures would have to left out of this study as I think that would skew the results. This study of course wouldnt change any laws however I think it may change some peoples ideas on firearm education and ownership.

In response to people saying that people such as Nader wouldn't be taken seriously in this country due to his lack of charisma. I think we are missing the boat here. I think that people such as Nader don't have the financial backing to be exposed to the popular culture (masses) of America. It takes huge amounts of money to run a campaign like Bush or Gore. Bush had to run the most expensive primary campaign in history in order to beat the more qualified John McKain. If all campaign funds were equal we would see a whole different ball of wax come election time. Candidates would have to rely on their political record and they would have to campaign instead of relying on their dads cash and soft money from big corps.