Tsurayu wrote...
Aud1o Blood wrote...
Firearms allow individual citizens to counter forceful oppression with forceful resistance.It's like saying "Oh, get the fuck out."
I suppose that's one point, but there is also the point of taking justice into your own hands. To point a gun at the person trying to kill you is one thing I suppose. I can't really argue with that, but there are also morons who try to take justice into their own hands, which isn't right nevertheless most probably wouldn't have the competency to do as such.
I'd rather there be no guns so no one could do anything stupid or think they are righteous enough.
Vigilante justice isn't nearly as bad as you make it sound. Methinks you took 'Law Abiding citizen' and 'Deathwish' a bit too seriously or something. It's very rare that you have someone get a gun and think "Du'oh, whell I'm going to go out and gun-me down some bad-guys." That's almost never the case. You don't have the angry father going after his daughter's rapist, you don't have people looking to kill the person that mugged them. And if you're using school shootings as a reference...well then TBH, fuck you.
And your wish to take guns away from people just so the few who do stupid shit...let's work on refining the screening process first. And besides, by that logic, we should also outlaw automobiles, kitchen utensils, construction supplies, and children.
People don't buy guns to feel righteous, plain and simple. where the heck do you get vigilantism?
And I leave with this quote from a wise member of THR:
Gun Control: The right for a 110lb woman to fistfight with a 210lb assailant.