I've always felt the best argument for firearms regulation is the one nobody's talking about...
Not having a police force armed to the hilt in response to the potential for a full blown shootout every time they knock on a door. I've had armed soldiers knock at my door in the middle of the night- it's spooky. But I never felt threatened by them - it was just the bomb disposal team doing it's thing across the street, letting me know it wasn't safe to go out. (They also came to my school when I was younger and let us play with their toys, but that's another story.)
Ultimately, I tend to make a mental equivalence between firearms and cars. Both are useful tools. Both are also capable of wreaking havoc in the wrong hands. One requires an extensive licensing process to get your hands on... and that privilege can be revoked by lawful authority if it's abused. Or if a person looses competence through illness.
Even with the 'right' to own arms, I always wondered why there aren't any encouragements to get official training. It seems strange that someone can walk into a shop, wait a week, then walk out with a deadly weapon and no training in its proper use. This seems like a recipe for disaster if ever there was one.
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--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?
Not having a police force armed to the hilt in response to the potential for a full blown shootout every time they knock on a door. I've had armed soldiers knock at my door in the middle of the night- it's spooky. But I never felt threatened by them - it was just the bomb disposal team doing it's thing across the street, letting me know it wasn't safe to go out. (They also came to my school when I was younger and let us play with their toys, but that's another story.)
Ultimately, I tend to make a mental equivalence between firearms and cars. Both are useful tools. Both are also capable of wreaking havoc in the wrong hands. One requires an extensive licensing process to get your hands on... and that privilege can be revoked by lawful authority if it's abused. Or if a person looses competence through illness.
Even with the 'right' to own arms, I always wondered why there aren't any encouragements to get official training. It seems strange that someone can walk into a shop, wait a week, then walk out with a deadly weapon and no training in its proper use. This seems like a recipe for disaster if ever there was one.
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--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?