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sperrico87 on 21 July 2012
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curl-6 said:
brendude13 said:
sperrico87 said:

You both have a complete misunderstanding about our Constitution and our culture.  The Constitution guarantees, among many things, a right to bear arms, and to defend ourselves and practice our lives how we see fit as long as we don't harm others. 

You think the Police can protect you?  The Police only do what they're told to do, depending on whom is in charge.  They can't protect you from harm any more than you can protect yourself.  You would rather live in a controlled police-state than a free state?  Shameful.

If you're asking me whether I would rather live in a country where any idiot can't walk down the street holding an extremely dangerous weapon and my safety is in the hands of trained professionals, then yes.

A country where gun laws are tight is not a "police state". If you want a truly "free state", why not start handing out nuclear weapons to the population, there are some things we can't be trusted with.

This pretty much.

Call me elitist, but I don't like the idea that any Tom Dick and Harry can walk into a shop and buy a gun. I'm not comfortable with the idea of just anybody with enough money having easy access to such a deadly weapon.

State control is NOT inherently bad. It can go too far and be misused, but people need some sort of regulation, or they'll just run around doing all kinds of dangerous and evil things. Of course thjere are those who will try to do it anyway, but that's no reason to make it easy for them.

You presume that all of us are unable to make good decisions without a level of government control?  I think that is totally false.  That's just an insult.  The vast majority of people are inherently good, and will make good choices.  Would you shoot into a crowd and kill for no reason if you were able to get a gun without submitting to a background check?  Would you stick a syringe of heroin in your arm just because it was legal to do so?  Would you drive while intoxicated and risk killing someone if there wasn't a fine and license suspension?