the_dengle said:
You're right! Let's end all of the government bans. Civilians should be allowed to own atomic warheads! (1) And people should be allowed to carry guns into movie theaters and religious buildings too, right? (2) Because if people in those places had had guns, those shootings would have ended real fast. Let's not stop there, everyone on airplanes should be equipped with an assault rifle! (3) Surely this will reduce the possibility of further violence in the air. (4) |
1) Whether or not citizens should be able to own nuclear warheads is neither here, nor there. Within the next couple of decades, the average citizen will have the ability to possess weapons of mass destruction (though, probably chemical or biological.... a nuclear bomb would only be possible if a nefarious state actor decides to put the bombs in the hands of private citizens)... and there is absolutely nothing Government can do about it.
Government can't ban or enforce anything. Anybody can aquire just about anything they want - drugs, guns, prostitution, abortion, with or without Government approval. Trust me, I could get any of those things with ease, and at low cost, in just about any Western country. And so could you.
2) Well, that depends on the property owner. If the owner of the cinema didn't want guns on their property, then they can enforce those bans through whatever means they so choose, same with the church.
3) "Equipped" implies that the guns should be provided... that would be down to the airline company, if they wished to have that as a company policy. Unless you want Government provision, which is theft.
4) I'll let you have that one. I'll keep that arrow in my back.
