Guns Don't Kill ?

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I'm just slightly right of Attilla the Hun.
I have defended my family with a handgun.
I, my wife and oldest daughter would be raped and dead
if I hadn't had it or been trained and willing to use it.

However: I also think a person should be screened, trained and licensed to own a handgun.
We require that of drivers, pilots, machine operators, doctors and all manner
of people who might kill someone if they're an ass-hat.
And there are a bunch of ass-hats out there.

But there is a big problem with that:
Once such a law is in place, you Leftys will do the "camel's nose in the tent"
deal until only the local thugs have a weapon.
Better a few casualties as the price for citizen gun ownership
than many casualties among a disarmed population of sheep.
Quote for the day:
"If you go through life like a grazing antelope, a predator is going to eat you."

I agree with you for the most part. However I disagree with the term "lefty's" because it only serves to divide and conquer, placing people into one of two categories when in reality people are much more complex. For example, I am considered by many to be a "liberal / lefty" yet on many issues I take on a traditionally conservative view. For example I am pro gun, and pro-death penalty, pro-atomic energy, all views for which I get sharply criticized by many of my anti-gun / anti-nuke liberal friends. Yet I know conservatives who are also anti-nukers.

Except for some people who sit at the fringes of each end of the spectrum I think we are all a balanced mix of views and there is no such thing as a "righty" or "lefty"

Far as guns go I am opposed to registration and regulations. I feel anyone should be allowed to walk into a store, buy a gun and ammo, no questions asked, and be able to load the gun, holster it, and walk out of the store, no questions, no hassles, no background checks. I am all for 100% unfettered gun ownership. And I do agree. The gun is a tool, and one of its uses is defense. If a creep comes into your home to rob you you shoot the creep. And yes, we are going to have to tolerate a number of accidental deaths. Such is the price we pay, much as we do with cars.

And yes, I agree. There are some extreme nutters in the anti-gun movement who will keep fighting against guns until they are banned entirely. These are the types which no level of regulation can satisfy. Their aim is to disarm all Americans. They are just like some of the extreme anti-smoking fringers. Bans on smoking in bars, restaurants, parks, trains, buses, beaches, etc. is not enough for them. They won't rest until it is a crime to smoke in the privacy of your own home or anywhere.