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>Tools can be used for good or bad, and that alone shouldn't preclude the use of the tool. Might I ask your views on guns? I ask as I tend to see people makin
by salawat 5y ago
>Tools can be used for good or bad, and that alone shouldn't preclude the use of the tool.
Might I ask your views on guns?
I ask as I tend to see people making this argument apply it inconsistently between contexts. I've even caught myself doing it, which is why I'm quite sensitive to it.
Just curious.
- arcticbull 5y agoGood question because that was the first thing I thought of as I typed out the sentence. I'm in favor of allowing individuals to have guns, whether that's for sport or hunting - particularly long guns and shotguns - but not sawed-offs, automatic weapons or handguns except in specific situations. I don't think a national registry is particularly necessary but could be convinced. I am in favor of reasonable restrictions such mandatory licensing, background checks, waiting periods, and excluding folks with violent histories.