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In reply to the discussion: Anti-Gun Control argument fail... [View all]1965Comet
(175 posts)24. That is all nice,
but none of it justifies allowing or disallowing handguns (just as none of it justifies allowing or disallowing nuclear bombs or bioweapons for individual use). Saying it is "wrong" to limit self-defense says nothing about the specific issue of handguns (or gang violence, or gun violence in general).
Furthermore, banning handguns does not necessarily mean banning rifles. I was asked about solutions to gang gun violence and proposed banning handguns. Since rifles are not easily concealed, perhaps gang members would not be carrying them as much, and would be more easily identified when they are. Rifles and shotguns can be chopped down a bit in size, but I doubt they could be as small or concealable as a 9mm pistol.
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It is my belief that rights are innate in humans. They cannot be "taken away".
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Dec 2016
#27
re: "...the right to self-defense has nothing to do specifically with hand guns..."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Dec 2016
#29
re: "...we already do not allow certain weapon systems...the right is not absolute."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Dec 2016
#38
Since the #1 priority of the gun control lobby is outlawing the most popular *rifles*,
benEzra
Jan 2017
#43
I don't really care whether anyone wants to use the new Mass Shooting measure...
Eleanors38
Dec 2016
#41