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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I was down in Dallas last week and I spend some time talking to a very nice lady about this whole guns thing. She bought up the whole second amendment thing and the right to bear arms as being a check against the government suspending liberty.
I pointed out that if the American Government decided to uncage the military against its citizens that a bunch of poorly trained people with hand guns and shot guns and assault rifles wouldn't be able to do much against the might of their own military. Her response was a very American, but we'd die trying.
She was baffled that we didn't have carry and conceal laws in Canada, because it was fundamental to being able to protect themselves against criminal actions.
The only thing we agreed on was that there needs to be better background checks and restrictions against people that have been diagnosed with mental illnesses.
It was a very surreal conversation.
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I completely agree about the better screening for those who have guns. But I would be willing to bet that the large majority of gun crimes are done with illegally obtained guns.
Now, with that being said, how do we stop criminals and gangbangers from getting them?
I've said it before and will say it again. If they banned guns here in the US and they could guarantee that every single weapon would be taken off the streets I would turn my guns in. But that whole conception is a false feeling of safety. This country is totally different from any other in the world.
I for one will never sacrifice my safety for someones perceived thoughts on guns. I've never fired at a single person in my entire life, I hope to god, Allah, cow, or whomever that I never have to.
People who don't like weapons are fine with me, they have that right to not like weapons, I respect their ideals even if they're fundamentally wrong compared to mine. I don't try to shove my ideals down their throat and I only hope that the same common courtesy comes the other way.