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> it just feels wrong Here's the answer to your doubts. You know that my argument makes sense but you let your ideology and emotions get in the way of making m

> it just feels wrong Here's the answer to your doubts. You know that my argument makes sense but you let your ideology and emotions get in the way of making meaningful policy adjustments. First, I am not American and I live in a country that restricts the lawful acquisition of guns for legitimate reasons but I can see that arguments put forward by gun rights advocates make sense from a defense point of view. I think that imposing reasonable restrictions on guns is a very good position to take that strikes a good balance between ensuring national security on one hand and individual security on the other. I must say that I find it interesting that left-wing people are spearheading the fight against gun rights given that weapons were a central theme in the French Revolution, October Revolution and other emancipating movements in the 20th century when they're supposed to be the ones championing the cause and fight the encroachment of the state on the people's rights. Please note that guns are not available to everyone in the US. There are still regulations in place and also not everyone would like to be a vigilante but if people would love to volunteer to defend themselves, their family or community, we should not get in their way for the illusion of security that proved very non-existent over and over again.

1_player 11y ago
> You know that my argument makes sense but you let your ideology and emotions get in the way of making meaningful policy adjustments. If not ideology (ideals) and emotions, what else are we? Anyway, you're wrong about me. I feel strongly about this, and I do not have nor am pushing any particular political agenda. To me, simply, restricting gun ownership is in the same boat of restricting access to grenades, restricting access to RPGs, restricting access to plutonium to the general public. People should not be able to buy a tool that is designed for the sole purpose of doing harm. I keep making the comparison with drugs, but I'm all for drugs legalization, because the only person you are harming is yourself, and you should be free to do so if you want. And do not think that I loathe weapons: I would love to shoot an M4A1, put my hands on an AK-47, and spend far too much time researching weapons as I come across them in games. They have a kind of forbidden beauty, but still I do not see a valid reason for the public to have them, including safety. There's no safety when anybody could carry a pistol in their handbag, IMHO. I agree that you can stop or scare away a burglar with your handgun, but the downsides are far too big: much more people will buy guns, the percentage of mentally unstable people with guns increases, bad things happen. EDIT: > guns are not available to everyone in the US. I know, but since many have guns, if I, mentally deranged teenager, want to get one to shoot people at my school, I know plenty of people to get one from. You know how many people I have ever known with a gun or rifle? One. I don't even know where to buy one, I don't think I've ever seen a gun shop where I lived in 28 years.

1_player 11y ago

> You know that my argument makes sense but you let your ideology and emotions get in the way of making meaningful policy adjustments. If not ideology (ideals) and emotions, what else are we? Anyway, you're wrong about me. I feel strongly about this, and I do not have nor am pushing any particular political agenda. To me, simply, restricting gun ownership is in the same boat of restricting access to grenades, restricting access to RPGs, restricting access to plutonium to the general public. People should not be able to buy a tool that is designed for the sole purpose of doing harm. I keep making the comparison with drugs, but I'm all for drugs legalization, because the only person you are harming is yourself, and you should be free to do so if you want. And do not think that I loathe weapons: I would love to shoot an M4A1, put my hands on an AK-47, and spend far too much time researching weapons as I come across them in games. They have a kind of forbidden beauty, but still I do not see a valid reason for the public to have them, including safety. There's no safety when anybody could carry a pistol in their handbag, IMHO. I agree that you can stop or scare away a burglar with your handgun, but the downsides are far too big: much more people will buy guns, the percentage of mentally unstable people with guns increases, bad things happen. EDIT: > guns are not available to everyone in the US. I know, but since many have guns, if I, mentally deranged teenager, want to get one to shoot people at my school, I know plenty of people to get one from. You know how many people I have ever known with a gun or rifle? One. I don't even know where to buy one, I don't think I've ever seen a gun shop where I lived in 28 years.