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On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:00:21 GMT, Keith
wrote:

I had the pleasure of watching the documentary by Michael
Moore called, "Bowling for Columbine". In the opening segment
Michael goes into a Michigan Bank and gets a free shotgun
for opening a CD account.

And if the same shotgun is later used to rob that bank, who's fault
would you say that is?

In the documentary he discusses
the fact that the tenage mass killers bought their ammo at Kmart
and obtained guns at gun shows.

Thousands of hunters, law enforcement officers, and other legitimate,
law-abiding gun owners also buy guns at gun shows and ammo at K-Mart.



The thought occurred to me, Why in the hell can a teenager in America buy a
weapon of mass destruction with no test or license, but to pick up a
microphone to talk he needs to obtain a license from the federal government?

No he doesn't. There are several radio services in which no licenses
are required, or which are licensed by rule. Examples include CB, FRS,
Marine VHF, parts of the 49 mhz band where operation of 2-way radio
devices is covered under Part 15, and the experimenter's band down
below the AM broadcast band.

I
can understand for a vehicle, but isn't it time to do away with Ham Radio
licensing in a nation in which 12,000 people are murdered by untested and
unlicensed gun owners? Just a thought.

Your question provides its own answer since, unlike the 12,000
murderers, ham radio operators are not untested and not unlicensed.

73 DE John, KC2HMZ
Tonawanda, New York


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