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> contesting an individuals carry is just getting started with "redflags" No, it's not. It should be agreeable that the right to gun ownership is not without
by smoldesu 4y ago
> contesting an individuals carry is just getting started with "redflags"
No, it's not. It should be agreeable that the right to gun ownership is not without nuance, like how the first amendment doesn't protect all speech. Some people legitimately shouldn't have guns - that's why screening exists, nevermind why we license people.
Commercial trucking and airline piloting are great examples - normal people cannot do these things. You must be certified and once you are, you're immediately liable for all the bad things that can go wrong. Concealed carry shouldn't be banned (imo), but the processes around current licensing and gun acquisition are a joke. It shouldn't be any easier than getting my drivers license, maybe even airline-pilot levels of training could be required.
I don't really care what you do. Most people don't. We live in a democracy though, and when given the binary choice between reducing or increasing gun ownership, the majority of Americans will probably choose to reduce. I've been shooting since before I was a teenager, and reflecting on the past decade of my life I can confidently say a firearm would be a liability for every one of those 3650 days. It's a larp, and while I don't care, I wouldn't expect people to vote sympathetically for it. I'm probably not going to be very kind when it shows up on my ballot.