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Winterwind said:
I've lived in America, I'm half white, I understand the concept of individual rights. I just don't think a fire arm is among them, but being a mature person, I'm willing to accept many varying opinions on this issue.
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Fair enough, and thanks for clarifying that.
I try to be less harsh on those who don't understand the concept of individual rights, as in the U.S. BOR.
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Winterwind said:
If you don't think I'm right, a great example are presidential assassination and shootings. All it takes is one person with a gun to overcome the best trained armed guards in the history of the world.
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As well as it only takes competent people with access to guns to prevent, or if necessary, halt the tyrannical actions of a government run amok.
Liberty is not free, there are risks and there will always be examples of extremists and mentally unstable people far overstepping the lines of civility. This is no reason to remove the only viable avenue of competent defense from the hands of all people.
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Yes, but this doesn't damage the citizen, in my opinion. People who buy guns shouldn't hide the fact. It makes you wonder why they are hiding the fact. Thats why I don't understand what people think the government would do with the information.
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In the U.S., you have a right to privacy, and many gun owners don't want people to know they own guns.
What is the first thing a corrupt government will do before enslaving its people? Disarm them. What is the easiest method of finding armed people? Having a list....
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Who said one fell swoop? This should be a long process that gets rid of guns one at a time. Again, I'm willing to admit that the gun could be a right, but when people start buying something like this
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It makes one wonder what defensive purpose these guns have. Then it makes one wonder whether the argument that the gun is a right is an excuse. An excuse to justify a liking of guns. Like cars.
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Why does liking something need to be "justified"?
Why must an admiration for machinery, tools or hand-crafted and specificly designed machines be "rationalized"?
Do you demand this of art?