bodhisattva wrote:
trickybeck wrote:
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Felons shouldn't have guns. People with a prior history of violence (or assault with a gun, re: brandishing it around and threatening people) shouldn't have guns.
What a bold statement.
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Like I said to the WoW posters
"If you state a position on something you better be prepared to defend it, you also better be ready if you opinion is bunk"
This would be one of those cases, though arguing with Trickybeck is not something I would want to do.
Ask a quicky question, get a quicky answer.
This is a thread of nothing but quicky questions with quicky answers. You want good and deep discussion, ask pointed questions.
But what the hell, I got a couple minutes before I go home.
Gun Control-
Owning a gun is a right and a responsibility. It's something you have to prove you're mentally capable of handling. When we finally get a house with a yard, I'm buying my son a BB gun. He'll learn to respect the gun and what it means, and if he acts irresponsible with it, he won't have it anymore.
I own a shotgun. I've had it since I was 10. I don't keep it at my house now because I have no where to safely store it that is out of reach of the kids (and it's not my kids I'm worried about touching and playing with it, it's their friends).
Should some kid that has a history of violence (been in and out of juvie for example) be allowed to legally own a gun? No. Not until he's proven that he can mentally handle the responsibility.
I have a friend with a concealed weapon permit (and it's VERY scary how easy those are to get up here in NH). When we go out, he won't leave the clip in the gun just in case his car is broken into, he brings it with him.
Guns aren't toys. With a gun you have the power over life and death. An accident can be fatal.
You have the right to own a gun, but you should have to prove that you can handle the responsibility. As it stands right now, it's too easy to get one legally. It's not necessarily an issue of tighter regulations as it is of being smart about it.
I'm all for the idea of training courses. Registering gun owners is a step in the right direction, but it's not enough.
Someone with a clean record should be allowed to purchase/own a gun if they so choose, but they should also be forced to be trained in the use/care/safety of that gun.