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This is like many ideas that sound good on the surface until you run into the ugly details. The legal system is not a good tool for dealing with failed personal relationships. Ask Clara Harris (2002 Mercedes driver of the year) how it worked for her.

- Jim

SQLGeek wrote:That's a bit shocking...A southern state requiring a permit to purchase a handgun?

"Gun control" was invented in the southern and border states, in some cases before they were U.S. states.

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The Carolinas and Georgia, of course, are among the original 13 states and have some antiquated laws still on the books. NC has an offense called "Going Armed to the Terror of the Public," which in some other places is called brandishing.

- Jim

In Sanford, North Carolina, a 23-year-old man was demonstrating the supposed safety features of a .22-caliber pistol when he fatally shot himself in the head.

Police said alcohol or drugs apparently were not involved.

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- Jim