Another case for "Stick and Rock" Control?

Couple assaulted, robbed in downtown Corvallis:
(May 13, 2014)

 A 27-year-old man was arrested Monday evening in downtown Corvallis for allegedly assaulting a man, his wife and their dog with rocks and a stick, then leaving with the woman’s purse and bicycle. Dennis Richard Becker was booked Monday on charges of robbery, theft, assault, animal abuse, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and attempted escape. Becker, who doesn’t have a fixed address, provided authorities with identification from California, according to Capt. Dave Henslee of the Corvallis Police Department ...

Op Ed from the Brady Bunch to Ban Branches:

The attacker (a member of the local "Living-Under-A-Bridge" community) used unregulated, unlicensed weapons in a classic stick-and-rock attack.
It was a horrendous attack.  Something should be done. Why aren't Sticks and Rocks licensed in Oregon?

It could have been worse.  The attack might have taken place in a gravel parking lot or a forest, where multiple rounds are immediately available. 

Who knows how many lives might have been placed at risk when a single handful of gravel might contain more then ten rocks, and reloading is easy and immediate. 

And have you noticed how many sticks are immediately available in a forest?   Remember, there is no law which requires universal background checks on purchases at stick-shows.

OP-ED from the New York Slimes:

Our hearts go out to the victim, Dennis Richard Becker, who was unjustly unceremoniously incarcerated for the simple need to make a living in a cruel world.   At the tender age of 27 years, he was turned out of his family home by an uncaring, unfeeling father who refused Dennis's unspoken (or at least incoherent) cry for help.