Preach To Me

[alicorn24]

I'm getting awfully tired of not having an opinion on gun control, so I'm soliciting everybody else's opinions. For your convenience, here is a summary of my thinking up to this point on the subject.

The earliest opinion I am aware of having on the subject of gun control was that nobody should have them except maybe the police. Then I was

Comments

[mlfoley]

Well, for starters, gun control laws have very racist origins.

[darkladyothsith]

Here's a stack of links that are on the side of less/no gun control

[marvthegrate]

I think that I will just focus on the statistics of gun crime committed by holders of a concealed carry permit

One who's occupation relies on firearms...

[anonymous]

Gun control in and of itself is a fallacy. Gun control, in its premise, only punishes those who legally obtain and utilize firearms. The illicit entities that commit a lot of these crimes do not care about control laws. They will get a firearm whenever, however, and from whomever they can

Re: One who's occupation relies on firearms...

[cronodas]

In spite of its numerous problems, the amount of alcohol consumed in the United States really did go down during Prohibition.

And, statistically speaking, a handgun kept in the home for protection is far more likely to kill a family member than it is an intruder, or so I've heard. (And if an intruder suspects that you have a gun, he might be more inclined to shoot *you* - and he'll probably be able to shoot first, because he knows you're a danger and you'll take a moment to decide whether or not he's an intruder.)

[darkladyothsith]

Something else occurred to me today that I think highlights this point well

[ext_181471]

Suffice it to say, "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what's for dinner. Liberty is a well-armed lamb."