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> Similarly, I don't believe that people who've never fired, cleaned, trained others, and owned firearms to have useful opinions on those tools. I don't think
by hsod 9y ago
> Similarly, I don't believe that people who've never fired, cleaned, trained others, and owned firearms to have useful opinions on those tools.
I don't think that private citizens should be allowed to own nuclear weapons. Is my opinion worthless because I've never seen, touched, owned, or detonated one?
- angersock 9y agoNukes are rare enough and difficult enough to manufacture that I'm not sure it even makes sense to use them as a counter-example. Maybe try something a little less hyperbolic?
- hsod 9y agoWhy? The point is the same. One need not be an expert on something to come to a justified believe that it does more harm than good. One of the consequences of your argument is that the only opinions that matter in the gun debate are those of gun enthusiasts. Doesn't pass the smell test.
- angersock 9y ago>* One of the consequences of your argument is that the only opinions that matter in the gun debate are those of gun enthusiasts.* So, I see where you'd be getting that impression, but that's not what I mean to convey. I don't think that you have to be a "gun enthusiast" to have a worthwhile opinion on public policy--you just have to have some actual first-hand experience and knowledge of the thing. My concern is that it seems like the majority of people who push for gun control are not educated in firearms safety or operation, and so are vocal but easily mislead.