Reply #25: I agree. After my surgery

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Oxycontin was a very effective drug for me. Should my ability to have it prescribed be eliminated because some assmunches abuse it, divert it, steal it, criminally market it, engage in violence over possession and distribution of it, etc? Simple answer: No.

Criminals will abuse guns, of course. They will use them to commit robbery, murder, etc. That says nothing about my right to own one or bear one. In fact, if anything - it strengthens the justification for such a right. Criminals will use them regardless of whether *i* have the right to bear them, in response. The VAST majority of gun crimes are committed by people who are already prohibited from the mere possession of guns - either convicted felons, domestic violence convictions, etc. Whereas the vast majority of CCW'ers are law abiding, and to a greater extent than the public at large (as endless stats in the gungeon attest to).