I always struggle to understand how all those people clinging to their guns in fear don’t see how their own widespread legal gun ownership also channels millions of firearms into criminals hands, which is what they are afraid of in the first place.
It’s a vicious cycle which can be broken by decreasing the total number of guns in circulation. But common sense has left the building long ago.
No firearms should be available to the general public, with reasonable exceptions for hunters or sports shooters who can demonstrate a legitimate need and are required to store them securely. This works well enough for most of the developed world.
My wife and I, seriously, considered this a couple of times over the years. We looked at Chile, New Zealand and Canada. The only thing that kept us from leaving was rarely having access to family and friends.
I always struggle to understand how all those people clinging to their guns in fear don’t see how their own widespread legal gun ownership also channels millions of firearms into criminals hands, which is what they are afraid of in the first place.
It’s a vicious cycle which can be broken by decreasing the total number of guns in circulation. But common sense has left the building long ago.
Firearms that are designed for the battle field should not be available to the general public, ever.
No firearms should be available to the general public, with reasonable exceptions for hunters or sports shooters who can demonstrate a legitimate need and are required to store them securely. This works well enough for most of the developed world.
This could take one hundred years or more to happen in the US.
Yeah. I want to leave.
My wife and I, seriously, considered this a couple of times over the years. We looked at Chile, New Zealand and Canada. The only thing that kept us from leaving was rarely having access to family and friends.