Reply #35

80% street/illegal market/theft.

Attempting to cut back on the number of legal firearms in order to cut down on the number in criminals hands would be like making car ownership harder just to try to curtail drunk driving. And driving on public roads isn't even a right (it's a privilege).

Re #2, I'm not sure I get your point. Vulnerable members of our society deserve all the protection we can give them- whether that's the mentally ill, children, or the poor (to name three.) However, I don't believe removing the rights of others is an appropriate avenue to take, just for their sake. It doesn't take a gun to abuse a child or the mentally ill.



That's a nice sentiment, but I think a bit naive. While we're at violent crime levels not seen since 1969, there's still a one in 20 chance of being the victim of violent crime each year. I'd prefer that folks have the means to minimize their own harm when put in that position by criminals not interested in the social contract the rest of us abide by.