Marc,

Thanks for the insight. From what you wrote, I can understand how some fairness for truly honest gun manufacturers would not be out of order. In my line of work I get to see some really terribly cheaply made handguns all the time. And these are guns that people in their right mind shouldn't feel safe about even firing. Take the Jennings/Bryco handguns. One particular model has the tendency to go off with very slight jarring. It is a terribly unsafe handgun and I would hate to see the makers of this handgun get a free pass on liability because they make such a cheap gun.

And you hit on something that is terribly so true about disputes and that is how sides constantly misrepresent the other side for their own gain. Back in the 80's I remember the great fear over Glock handguns and how gun control advocates hyped how Glocks would be undetectable because they were "plastic." Well, anyone who has handled a Glock knows that Glocks are half metal.

And on the flip side, gun control opponents like to say, "New York City has the most stringent gun control laws in the nation and look at their gun violence", while leaving out that the states surrounding New York have, or used to have, the most lacking of gun purchasing laws in the country.

Myself, I am for reasonable gun control methods. For example, we need a better accounting of where guns are coming from because their are just too many guns on the street for them to have landed in the hands of criminals from things such as home burglaries. In my thoughts, I believe the largest amount of guns that find their way into the hands of criminals end up there through instances like a person going across state lines and purchasing several handguns legally and then selling them to others. It is someting that hasn't been researched well at all.

Thanks again....