(February 12, 2016 at 5:14 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I have read every post in this thread (and admittedly snarked at a few) and I think I at last see the core of the issue: The trouble seems to be that USians view gun ownership as a right, while much of the rest of the developed world sees it as a privilege. My own country is awash in firearms, even though it is made very difficult to obtain small arms, and your license to own them can be removed for a number of reasons. As I understand it, VERY few firearms licenses are suspended or revoked, as EnZeds take gun ownership as a serious responsibility.
Without getting into the legal niceties of the Second Amendment, mightn't it be wise to at least consider that your FF got this one wrong?
Boru
RE the comments which you have snarked at, which would be chiefly mine, guess your reading comprehension is weak. The core of the issue which presented by ME has been that gun ownership is a geographic necessity for many Americans, therefore it is justified!
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