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Ah, so here's the point where it gets all "us vs them", eh? I have fired guns, enjoy shooting, and several (but not all) of my family members own guns. It's n
by knowtheory 14y ago
Ah, so here's the point where it gets all "us vs them", eh?
I have fired guns, enjoy shooting, and several (but not all) of my family members own guns.
It's not that I don't believe safe gun ownership is impossible, it's that I don't trust other people, and I would like their failures with potentially lethal tools to have consequences.
If you own firearms, you should know where they are, and you should secure them against theft. If they're stolen, you should have to report them. And if you're losing a lot of guns, that should raise red flags, and someone should have a talk with you about responsible gun ownership.
- curiousdannii 14y agoI almost wonder if you should be liable for having a gun stolen, unless you can prove it was adequately secured.
- nitrogen 14y agoI agree with your final paragraph, but disagree that the vast majority of gun owners are worthy of distrust.
- nitrogen 14y agoToo late to edit, so I also wanted to add that my intention with my previous comment is not to create an "us-vs-them" dichotomy, but to try to make the debate more inclusive by teaching everyone how to be safe around guns and how to recognize someone who is not being safe.