[speaker001:] okay Brian
[speaker002:] hi how you doing Kevin
[speaker001:] fine thanks
[speaker002:] good good glad to hear that I understand are
[speaker001:] are you a total banner
[speaker002:] total banner no I I believe that uh the American public and I as an individual and private citizen have a right to to bear arms and to have a gun as long as I uh am responsible with it
[speaker001:] yeah
[speaker002:] and protect the safety and welfare of my kids and and so that they're not playing with it and so that they can't hurt themselves or anyone else playing with it I think that education with a gun is is critical and important um however I do believe that uh guns ought to be maintained and and controlled that you can't go out and just buy one off the corner and do whatever you want with it because people that are angry or have concerns or want to get seek vengeance right away have easy access to guns and in the heat of the moment they can go and do some damage that can hurt themselves and other people so on a scale of one to ten I I think I would rate myself as a in the six or seven or eight
[speaker001:] no
[speaker002:] but I think that there ought to be some control but I still think that uh individuals have a right how do you feel about it
[speaker001:] okay well so let me make sure so so you think that uh maybe a five day waiting period for handguns or that stuff would be legitimate
[speaker002:] well I don't know if a five day waiting period would be legitimate uh that uh that might cool down some tempers I think a a one day would be sufficient the reason I say that is there's an awful lot of people who go to gun shows and if you see an awful lot of exhibits and things and if you would like to purchase a gun if that five day waiting period were in effect that you wouldn't be able to purchase one at that gun show
[speaker001:] uh you just you'd be able to buy it but they'd just have to mail it to you I suppose huh
[speaker002:] well I don't think you can mail thing guns through the mail I don't know I think that's a against the law ever since Kennedy was
[speaker001:] oh okay well
[speaker002:] assassinated so how do you feel about guns
[speaker001:] oh really let's see I think that gun control has come up because there's been some crazies that killed people with guns and I think that's the problem that we need to address is why these people want to kill other people rather than the instrument they particularly used in the assault whether you know
[speaker002:] um-hum well do you think that there will continue to always be crazies
[speaker001:] sure
[speaker002:] then uh how do you propose that we prohibit those types of individuals from gaining access to guns
[speaker001:] well we have some laws on the books that uh don't allow convicted felons to purchase guns if I understand correctly and uh I would agree a a short waiting period would be appropriate to uh take care of the heat of the moment type things but
[speaker002:] um-hum
[speaker001:] uh I think banning semiautomatic twenty two rifles is a a bit on the extreme side
[speaker002:] um-hum
[speaker001:] and a total ban on guns would just leave guns in the hands of criminals who don't care what the rules are anyway
[speaker002:] okay do you uh do you feel that there is a need in the world today to have a an automatic handgun
[speaker001:] the only purpose for handguns is to shoot people in my opinion or or you could do it just for fun you know kind of like a game but uh
[speaker002:] well I think that the the police uh or law enforcement have a need because of the tight quarters they might find themselves but the public I don't know
[speaker001:] I think that I should have a right to own a handgun not a automatic semiautomatic
[speaker002:] um-hum yeah not an Uzi
[speaker001:] no no uh but I think a person needs a way of defending themselves
[speaker002:] um-hum
[speaker001:] you saw Indiana Jones the guy came after him with that big knife
[speaker002:] yes
[speaker001:] and just he took care of him just one shot
[speaker002:] yes that's true and he uh saved himself in the in the in the process also
[speaker001:] that's right so how's work going
[speaker002:] very fine very very
[speaker001:] they don't let you take guns to work do they
[speaker002:] no they that's uh that's prohibited where we work although down here in Texas uh you do have a right to to wear and carry arms with you at all times
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] that's still uh that's still you can still do that down here
[speaker001:] can they be is it concealed or does it have to
[speaker002:] oh you can't no it it should not be concealed
[speaker001:] has to be on the hip
[speaker002:] it has to be on the hip has to be in sight so that uh yeah that you're not uh a menace or a problem to individuals how about where you live there in Utah
[speaker001:] can a