brian: new federally mandated firearms restrictions are not a good idea...mostly, because different areas of the country have different needs. as was pointed out here, what is needed in the big cities aint necessarily what is needed in more rural areas. even state level firearms restrictions may not be appropriate. seems like firearms restriction should be left to the lowest level of regulatory authority...however, unless there is severe and swift punishment for criminal misuse of firearms, it will be all for naught.
