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re: Sensible arguments for gun control
Posted on 4/22/14 at 11:48 am to Alahunter
Posted on 4/22/14 at 11:48 am to Alahunter
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I'm going to answer with a question of my own.
Since when did gun ownership become about crime?
The 2nd Amendment was put into place, not for fear of crime. But for fear of Gov't overreach. Which there is plenty of nowadays.
Well, many of the people defending gun ownership are doing so under the pretense of protection.
But is your reason for owning a gun to defend against gov't overreach? And given the types of munitions available to the gov't, isn't that a great argument in favor of citizens being able to own rocket launchers and tanks?
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Posted on 4/22/14 at 11:53 am to WheelRoute
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Well, many of the people defending gun ownership are doing so under the pretense of protection
Which is a mistake, imho. The gun control advocates have caused that to be framed in that context.
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But is your reason for owning a gun to defend against gov't overreach? And given the types of munitions available to the gov't, isn't that a great argument in favor of citizens being able to own rocket launchers and tanks?
How many citizens and guns are owned at this time? How many of those citizens are in the military and would side with those folks and their Constitutional Rights? Do you really think the Gov't would destroy infrastructure with tanks and rocket launchers? Do you not think ownership is a deterrent in it's own right?
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