Reply #72: More moral proclamations about "popular consumption"...

[SteveM]

Yours is an authoritarian bent not founded on law or the constitution. You wish to dictate your morals over others' morals. Marxists used to call this the "New Man" theory: you pass all manner of rigid, authoritarian laws in order to force people into a different set of values and thinking in record speed; sort of like the various Great Leaps Forward when used on an industrial scale. All these failed. The only reason I see why you would pursue such a bankrupt policy is that you enjoy the prospect of imposing your sense of moral rectitude on others. Should there be resistance, you would further enjoy the prospect of punishing others.

BTW, there are a significant number of firearms used in Olympic shooting sports and long-range target shooting which are not designed to kill others. That they can be used as such is no different than the "altered" use of a butcher knife.

Finally, my guns ARE designed to kill. All but one is designed to kill animals I eat. The one remaining is designed to stop -- even kill -- those who threaten my life. That, buddy, is an entirely appropriate use, above and beyond your clumsy and inappropriate term "popular consumption."