Dartz Wrote:A gun is a useful tool. It shoots rabbits. Foxes. Bears. Hunting is a valid sport. Grey squirrels are a pest. I don't think anyone would disagree with that. I'd even push the boat out and say that there're valid reasons for owning an AR or AK rifle of some stripe. But is it really that hard to add a little qualifier in there that owning something that can kill people comes with certain responsibilities? To be proficient, to actually secure it, and to be responsible for the weapon the same way you're responsible for a dog, or your car....I believe it is a right... but it comes with very significant responsibilities because of the type of the tool it is. This should include the responsibility to know when it's appropriate to actually own one (I like to bring in my own meat/protect my farm animals against predators), versus when it's not (I think I can only be safe inside the city limits when I carry a weapon).
Now then, do we have a right that should come with responsibilities. Or do we have a privilege that should be earned.
Unfortunately, because gun makers have their claws in, there's a constant attempt to hold back coupling that right with the responsibility it's supposed to come with.
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor