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[UNEEK]

If you were President of our United States, what do you think would be the most difficult part of your job?

What is one thing that you as President would - if you could -- change or implement right away? What would be the benefit or impact of that change?

What is one problem in our country or the world that you would like to see resolved and your thoughts on how it could happen and the overall positive impact?

Edited December 23, 2012 by UNEEK

[dog53]

If you were President of our United States, what do you think would be the most difficult part of your job?

What is one thing that you as President would - if you could -- change or implement right away? What would be the benefit or impact of that change?

What is one problem in our country or the world that you would like to see resolved and your thoughts on how it could happen and the overall positive impact?

#1 Sending boys in to harms way

#2 The gun laws in this country . Bring them more into line with Sweden`s gun laws. And take capital crimes (rape, murder) away from the states with mandatory death penalties . The benefits and impacts are obvious

#3 No more money going to countries outside the USA. The gravy train is over. Unless you are a democratic nation that has Honest elections and no infractions in regards to civil rights . You don't get a dime.

NEXT !!!

Edited December 23, 2012 by dog53

[UNEEK]

#1 Sending boys in to harms way

#2 The gun laws in this country . Bring them more into line with Sweden`s gun laws. And take capital crimes (rape, murder) away from the states with mandatory death penalties . The benefits and impacts are obvious

#3 No more money going to countries outside the USA. The gravy train is over. Unless you are a democratic nation that has Honest elections and no infractions in regards to civil rights . You don't get a dime.

NEXT !!!

Great Answers dog53 - how come you did not run in the last election?? I would have voted for you !! Thanks for the participation !!!

[bamagirl]

#1 Sending boys in to harms way

#2 The gun laws in this country . Bring them more into line with Sweden`s gun laws. And take capital crimes (rape, murder) away from the states with mandatory death penalties . The benefits and impacts are obvious

#3 No more money going to countries outside the USA. The gravy train is over. Unless you are a democratic nation that has Honest elections and no infractions in regards to civil rights . You don't get a dime.

NEXT !!!

Dog53 for president!!

[krome2ez]

#1 Sending boys in to harms way

#2 The gun laws in this country . Bring them more into line with Sweden`s gun laws. And take capital crimes (rape, murder) away from the states with mandatory death penalties . The benefits and impacts are obvious

#3 No more money going to countries outside the USA. The gravy train is over. Unless you are a democratic nation that has Honest elections and no infractions in regards to civil rights . You don't get a dime.

NEXT !!!

I'm with you on #1 and #3, but #2 may need some tweaking. "More into line" but not exact, would be ok with me.

But some of their laws are overly restrictive, if you ask me.

Sweden

Gun ownership requires license and is regulated by the weapon law (Vapenlagen 1996:67) further regulations are found in weapon decree (Vapenförordningen 1996:70). The law doesn't ban any specific firearms or weapons, it merely states the requirements to own one. Everything from pepperspray to full-automatic machine guns are technically legal, and license to civilians can be given in 'special' cases. Like the other Nordic countries Sweden has a high rate of gun ownership, due to the popularity of hunting. The weapons law doesn't apply to air guns and similar with a projectile energy less than 10 joules at the end of barrel. These require no license and may be bought by any person over 18 years. Breech-loading rifles manufactured before 1890 are exempt as well. The gun license is obtained from the Police, and one must be in good standing and at least 18 years old, but exceptions regarding age can be made. To apply one must either be a member in an approved shooting club for at least six months or pass a hunting examination (jägarexamen). The former is mostly used to legally acquire pistols for sport shooting and the latter for hunting rifles. A hunting examination must be passed to actually use a firearm for hunting. One can for instance acquire a shotgun license through a ***** shooting club but may only use it for clay pigeon shooting until an actual hunting examination has been passed. The minimum age for taking an hunting exam is 15 years. A person under 18 years may not own a firearm him- or herself, unless an exception have been made. A person with a gun license may legally under supervision lend his or her gun to a person at least 15 years and older. A person may be granted license to own up to six hunting rifles, ten pistols or a mix of eight rifles and pistols. Owning more firearms than this requires a valid reason. Firearms must be stored in an approved gun safe. Carry-permits are usually only given to armed guards, for civilians it's illegal to carry a firearm around unless between the home and shooting range. Self-defence-needs can in special circumstances permit a person to acquire a license. Another reason for gun ownership is collecting. A collector must have a clearly stated demarcation of the interest of the collection. To be a valid interest of collection it must be possible to obtain a complete collection, for example -British handheld weapons from before second world war-. A collector may start a second (or more) collection if he or she has collected for several years and shown a great interest in gun history. If the collection holds guns of criminal interest, such as pistols or sub machine-guns the police may demand a very high safety level on the keeping of the guns (such as security windows and vault doors). Collectors may also require a time limited permit in order to be allowed to fire their collectables. Guns can also be owned for affection value or as decoration. If ammunition for the guns are easy available they have to be made useless for shooting. Owning firearms is seen as more of a privilege than a right.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics