Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: I'm sick and tired of being stereotyped as a bad guy just because I own a firearm! [View all]HALO141
(911 posts)It highlights a disconnect in the idea that because "A," there will be "Z." "b, c, d, e..." is an assumption that is not based on fact or even a logical process. It's just assumed that if "A" then "Z". This models the presumptive process that registration = fewer guns in the wrong hands. How, exactly, does it do that? After costing tons of money and yielding no benefits, Canada finally scrapped theirs.
On the other hand, what it DOES do is provide just one more step on the road to a total ban. In the absence of any evidence that any gun control laws have had a measurable effect on crime, the argument from the pro-control side is that we just haven't gone far enough. What we need is, "X." They say "X" is just "common sense." Really? That's what they said LAST TIME. And when "X" doesn't work they'll jump up and down and scream that we need to do "Y" and that "Y" is just "common sense!" They've been playing this game since 1934 (at least) and have yet to demonstrate any positive results. Well fuck them. I'm not willing to go any further down that road and there are millions of other gun owners who feel the same way. I really couldn't care less what you think of me or what names you call me or what snarky remarks you throw my way. I don't need or want your approval. You're mad at me because you feel vulnerable. Well that's your problem. The solution to your problem does not lie in making me as vulnerable as you are. Your time would be better spent learning how not to be vulnerable in the first place.
c ya.