I am fine with it. I do not believe we need to ban or regulate anything. A tool is a tool. Whether it is a gun, a knife, a baseball bat, a sword, a hammer, or a truck/lorry. People can misuse tools. If they are going to then banning the tool will stop nothing. It will create a black market which could lead to more violence.
IF a person harms a person with a tool. We have laws for when a person harms someone. We can use those laws without having to go after the tool.
IF a person kills another person with a tool. We have laws for when a person kills someone. We can use those laws without having to go after the tool.
The legal system is needlessly complex when rules for how to deal with choices and the consequences of those choices already exist.
We need to stop making laws for pre-crime. We need to stop arresting people for things that MIGHT happen.
No victim. No crime.
If I were to kill a person with a gun should I be treated more harsh than if I smash my monitor over someone's head and kill them?
There is the argument of a gun makes it easier.
Yes... so does mixing chemicals like bleach and amonia in an enclosed space.
People are too quick to recommend banning things.
Banning things including drugs, alcohol, etc is all PRE-CRIME and creates a black market opportunity that ushers in government corruption and empowers crime syndicates and families who often go on to be the government officials. Perhaps that is why they are so fond of using FEAR and terror on the news, and over reporting it so they can get people to endorse banning more things. Anytime we ban something we potentially increase their power.
NO VICTIM. NO CRIME.
A smart person who truly wants to kill someone can do so easily. Banning anything will not stop that.
The problem I see with this is that a gun is a tool that was created for death specifically. Most of those other tools here, have death as a secondary use. For me that separates it from others tools. Plus we've seen how effective it is at its purpose. A knife, etc. can't be that effective.
The nice thing about guns is they are the great equalizer. It gives your grandmother a fighting chance against a 300 lb thug. So think of a gun as first and foremost a prosthetic safety device for your grandmother.
Knives can be quite effective. Anyone can close 20+ feet in 3 seconds with a knife, that is why they shoot from that distance.
If you could ask Cain and Abel about how effective a ROCK is , they would tell you that a ROCK is quite effective
ME-TARZAN
See that is where i differ in how i was raised, what i was taught and how i train. I have never been told nor believed that a gun is for the killing and taking of innocent life. It is my belief that the true purpose of the gun is to defend life, liberty, freedom and if needed to harvest meat for survival. If a person attempts to encroach on these values, gets shot and then dies then that was a destiny of their choosing.
I have never held my gun and thought to myself, yeah man! This is a killing machine, im go kill some folks today!!. No i have held it many times respecting the ability that it gives me to defend the principles that i believe in and were taught at a young age and will one day pass onto my children the same beliefs.
dwinblood well said sir
ME-Tarzan