RE: "Offensive Weapons" in the UK
November 25, 2012 at 5:44 pm
(This post was last modified: November 25, 2012 at 5:55 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
My point (and I suppose I shouldn't have assumed anything in this regard) is that some, here in the US, are raised to be cynical of those who govern us. To question their motives, to resist their demands. To raise the spectre of doubt about what they propose is "in our best interests". I would have a serious issue with any governing body that aimed to entirely disarm it's citizens (or create a situation in which those few who might be armed were on a list). Again, what right do they have to limit my ownership of a firearm considering my complete and utter lack of a history of crime or violence (lets just lay aside my service...because at the very least I can claim to be extremely disciplined)? What reason? Will their taking my firearms (even if they compensate for them) reduce crime or make anyone safer? No...-because I am not committing crimes or making anyone unsafe-.
The gun ownership numbers in the US are hardly an issue of "uzis and the like". Where do these narratives (from either side...uzis and the like/defend myself) come from? These kneeejerk reactions to firearms, both for and against....I don;t think do either side of the issue any favors. Sure, we both have cultural leanings that might nudge us one way or another, but give me a solid reason that I should be on a list or prohibited from owning whatever firearm I care to Stimbo? Not some crack dealer in St. Louis, not a mugger in Central Park...not am "active" Klansman in Georgia, me Stimbo.... John Q. How far can we reasonably go in curtailing the autonomy, privacy, and freedom of the law abiding citizen "for the good of all of us"?
(no, a fair price for any one of my firearms at your market rate is in the thousands, thank you...maybe if Afghanistan was buying it would be in the hundreds...but no, here in the US, guns are slightly more expensive)
The gun ownership numbers in the US are hardly an issue of "uzis and the like". Where do these narratives (from either side...uzis and the like/defend myself) come from? These kneeejerk reactions to firearms, both for and against....I don;t think do either side of the issue any favors. Sure, we both have cultural leanings that might nudge us one way or another, but give me a solid reason that I should be on a list or prohibited from owning whatever firearm I care to Stimbo? Not some crack dealer in St. Louis, not a mugger in Central Park...not am "active" Klansman in Georgia, me Stimbo.... John Q. How far can we reasonably go in curtailing the autonomy, privacy, and freedom of the law abiding citizen "for the good of all of us"?
(no, a fair price for any one of my firearms at your market rate is in the thousands, thank you...maybe if Afghanistan was buying it would be in the hundreds...but no, here in the US, guns are slightly more expensive)
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