| naznatips said: Eh, I've got no issues with owning guns for hunting. Hunting rifles are fine, but the only real REASON to own a pistol is to shoot humans. You can argue it's for self defense, but if no one else owned a pistol you wouldn't have anyone else to defend yourself from now would you? |
Therein lies the problem. No amount of gun control ever has or ever can make criminals turn in their guns, so denying the law-abiding majority the right/ability to defend themselves and their homes from the lawless minority is unjust in my opinion.
Edit: @Rath
The mugging point is valid as you wouldn't really have time to reach for your own weapon, and the NRA even advises people to just acquiesce to the mugger's demands. However, from a (hypothetical) criminal's perspective, what do you think they value more, their life, or the possibility that you have valuable stuff they can steal. If I were a thief I would definitely skip any house where I knew or believed the homeowner was a gunowner in favor of an easier/less risky hit. No one would rob a bank if they knew that at any time there could be 4, 5, 6, or however many people toting handguns inside.
