Absolutely it is all about the guns
I am totally in favor of gun sales/ownership restrictions - background checks, trigger locks, mandatory safety training and licensing, restrict magazine capacity - all of that is fine. The NRA has become the mouthpiece of gun manufacturers, not gun owners, and they will do anything to promote and protect gun sales.
However - totally banning gun ownership? No. Even though I have not shot a gun in about 15 years, even at a target range, I do not think they should be totally banned. I have no quick or obvious reason why, maybe this is not the right place to discuss this issue.
It is not "Merica, Fuck Yeah!" or anything like that. I just have mixed feeling about the whole thing.
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tubaman, Fri 2 Oct 2015, 8:55,
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Very few people are actually calling for an outright gun ban in the US
Like you say - background checks, testing, licensing and registration PLUS third party liability insurance would satisfy most of the so-called anti-gun lobby. How is owning a gun less onerous than owning a car?
Having said that, holy fuck cars kill a lot of people in the US too - 320 million population and over 30k road related deaths and the same gun deaths every year. Compared to the UK, 65 million population but less than 2k road deaths yearly.
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wakeupandsmellthebacon, Fri 2 Oct 2015, 10:04,
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But you cannot fit cars into your pockets and you never hear of mass running over of people do you?
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