Sure, but that is not the argument he is making.
I have to say, though, you may stop a guy with a gun if you have one. You may also make things a great deal worse if you are not properly trained, which is why I would demand extensive, certified and periodically reinforced training to be mandatory for all gun owners of every type. Enact far stricter penalties for possession of illegal or unregistered firearms. Limit the number one may possess to something reasonable. Make it so that a conviction of any violent crime renders one forever ineligible to possess firearms, perhaps barring a legal appeal in special circumstances. The outcry from the gun lobby is that guns should not be made illegal for law-abiding citizens. I agree, and nothing I proposed above infringes on the rights of law-abiding citizens.
I have to say, though, you may stop a guy with a gun if you have one. You may also make things a great deal worse if you are not properly trained, which is why I would demand extensive, certified and periodically reinforced training to be mandatory for all gun owners of every type. Enact far stricter penalties for possession of illegal or unregistered firearms. Limit the number one may possess to something reasonable. Make it so that a conviction of any violent crime renders one forever ineligible to possess firearms, perhaps barring a legal appeal in special circumstances. The outcry from the gun lobby is that guns should not be made illegal for law-abiding citizens. I agree, and nothing I proposed above infringes on the rights of law-abiding citizens.
