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Originally Posted by White Doors
Making it illegal for law abiding citizens having them will not help and only make criminals more brazen. People should have the right to defend themselves from said criminals as well.
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While I sympathize with the sentiment, I don't agree with it.
I personally believe have guns around for self defense leads to more accidental shootings, and criminals more willing to shoot.
I don't have a problem with rifles kept in a safe with a trigger-lock. I come from a family that hunts (actually, I think my father will be at the hunt camp right now for a moose hunt - deer hunt isn't for another month). I do have an issue with handguns and any type of gun that can be considered assault or can be converted to assault.
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