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[DaveH]

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Gun registration makes sense

Re: "Ban vehicles to end drunken driving," Jan. 28 letter:

I agree completely that it is legal to own a gun or a car, as Kent Cartner suggests. I'm sure that law-abiding citizens will also agree that it is not absurd to register all guns just as we register cars.

DEBORA F. WARREN
BLAcksburg

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Bearing arms is a right; driving isn't

Re: "Gun registration makes sense," Feb. 10 letter:

Debora Warren's assertion that because we register cars, therefore it is not absurd to register guns, is ludicrous. She forgets that operating a car on public roads is a privilege granted by the state, and owning and possessing firearms is a right reserved for the people by the Constitution of the United States. There is a vast difference.

GEORGE BEAVER
HILLSVILLE

BTW -- for those that don't know our local geography/demographics:

Blacksburg = College town, home of Virginia Tech

HILLSVILLE = Appalachian mountain town

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[goawayfarm]

Here's why we should not treat guns like cars....or maybe we should....

Taking It to the Streets: Why treating guns like cars might not be such a bad idea. - Reason Magazine