There are a staggeringly large number of firearms in the United States. Firearms are incredibly dangerous objects. Just about the only way to make one more dang

There are a staggeringly large number of firearms in the United States. Firearms are incredibly dangerous objects. Just about the only way to make one more dangerous is to have no idea how it works. I would also think that from an intellectual point of view, one would want to have at least a basic understanding of something you oppose so strongly, which is almost never the case when it comes to firearms. "There is a non-trivial portion of the population that feels rifles only exist to kill other people." I find it odd that you say people think rifles only exist to kill people. Pistols are used in the vast majority of shootings, and rifles in the vast majority of sport uses.