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> BTW: replace "drugs" with "guns" and you sound like "guns don't kill people, people do". I think this misses the nuances of these arguments. I can speak for
by tayo42 5y ago
> BTW: replace "drugs" with "guns" and you sound like "guns don't kill people, people do".
I think this misses the nuances of these arguments. I can speak for my self, where my view points could be summarized to be to increase restrictions on guns and legalize all drugs. You would be right this seems to be inconsistent.
But that's not really my view point at least. Guns are necessary to some degree, but I dont think they need to be given out at as freely as they are. Not everyone needs one, i think we can restrict through something like applications you has one and who doesn't. Also restrict the types of firearms(And im not here to debate gun control, im just explaining there's more then just a one liner to the opinion)
With drugs, I think we can legalize them all. But this also doesn't mean a free for all on availability. We should have limits on marketing, age restrictions, improved education. Like heroine should be available from a store, but maybe only in a plain white box, with a label on it. No one gets to market it as cool.
- CleaveIt2Beaver 5y agoNot to mention the fact that the very intent of a gun is to inflict harm on others, where a drug is an inward-directed substance, harmful or not. Very few people choose to get shot. A lot of people choose to take drugs. The person in front of me shooting heroin is unlikely to get me high. The person in front of me shooting guns is more likely to shoot me than themselves.