Chisel Head
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http://www.deutsche-welle.de/dw/article/0,2144,3686022,00.html
...All new applicants for handgun licenses will now have to show they've been active members of a gun club for one year.
They will also be required to provide a note from a doctor about their mental health, and sit an interview with at least two police officers.
The rules cover permits for pistols and revolvers of all sizes, and permits will have time limits...
Imagine the outcry, if motorists were to be subjected to like conditions, because one nutcase decides to mow down a crowd at a bus stop. Motor vehicles are just as deadly as guns and could also be classified as lethal weapons. Because, automakers have a strong lobby, they would use it, if their corüporate profit margin was threatened because of law enforcement scrutiny of driver's licence applicants. Here in Germany, I witness, on a daily basis, drivers who have no business having a licence.
Next thing you know, you'll have to have a license to own a can of propane:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/04/austria.flame.thrower/index.html?iref=24hours
http://www.google.nl/search?hl=de&q=austria+flame+thrower&btnG=Google-Suche
...Kiesl said the man first spread gas in the room of his 84-year-old in-laws, then lit a homemade propane gas bottle and threw it at them, burning them alive...