(June 13, 2016 at 9:13 am)Brian37 Wrote: "all citizens can have a gun", does not entitle you to one.Agreed.
Quote:Just like you have the right to buy a car,You have the right to buy a car but not to drive it. At least on a public road.
Quote:you still have to train yourself to drive and prove to the state you can drive properlyAnd so many drivers still can't drive properly. They kill everyday.
Quote:before you get a licence and you have to have the money to buy it, and while you drive you have to maintain a good driving record.Pretty much the same with a gun. You get the money, apply for a license to buy or carry, and you have to have a good shooting record.
There are some loopholes that you might be surprised that I agree with you on. I think if someone carries in public that they should have to pass a course and proficiency test along with a study of the laws pertaining to firearms.
Quote:Point being we make way too many guns and we don't do enough to vet those who buy them.Not really. Actually there are too many goddamned cars built and sold. I'm sick of the traffic and also the crazies that almost run me over daily.
Quote:I am tired of the bullshit "don't punish the responsible owners". BULLSHIT, legal at time of buy does not prevent someone from harming others after that legal buy.
And it doesn't prevent idiots driving 5000 pound vehicles irresponsibly.
Look at yourself. You think you are responsible with a vehicle but a lit cigarette that you chose to light up resulted in you losing control of the van you were driving. How alarming.