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In reply to the discussion: What's more important: The rights of living, breathing people to walk around with their lives… [View all]Skraxx
(2,969 posts)How do we know you're not the next nutbag that's gonna snap and take out a Kindergarten class?
That's the point. There is NO way to know that now. It's a public safety issue. We DO need to keep guns out of the hands of maniacs. That's not happening now and there is currently NO MECHANISM for that to happen.
Do you agree that we should keep guns out of the hands of maniacs? If you do, then you support regualation and gun safety measures, because that is the mechanism to keep guns out of the hands of maniacs.
What if it's your "choice" to have a rocket launcher in your home? Should you be able to? Should you be able to booby trap the perimeter of your property with IED's to protect youself? Why not? That should be my 'choice' too, shouldn't it? Or do you believe there is a line that should be drawn? If you believe there should be a line, then the debate is about where to draw the line, not IF it should be drawn.