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glatt · 03-21-2006, 12:08 PM

The Hattori incident was one of the straws that broke the camel's back and caused the government to pass the Brady Bill.

If an industry appears to have problems and doesn't police itself, the government steps in to police it. The perception in the early 90's was that gun owners were a bunch of irresponsible nuts who needed to be told how to handle their guns safely. Doesn't matter if it was true or not, that was the perception of many (possibly most) americans back then. As a result, you had restrictions placed on gun ownership. Same principle applies to many industries. Right now it's the FCC against TV nudity.

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03-21-2006, 12:08 PM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The Hattori incident was one of the straws that broke the camel's back and caused the government to pass the Brady Bill. If an industry appears to have problems and doesn't police itself, the government steps in to police it. The perception in the early 90's was that gun owners were a bunch of irresponsible nuts who needed to be told how to handle their guns safely. Doesn't matter if it was true or not, that was the perception of many (possibly most) americans back then. As a result, you had restrictions placed on gun ownership. Same principle applies to many industries. Right now it's the FCC against TV nudity.

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