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Originally Posted by Charlatan
The American fascination with personal liberty vs. the collective good has always dumbfounded me.
I can see the point of wanting to have an armed populace to stand against a corrupt government. I get it. So make it mandatory that all citizenry have rifles in the home.
I see no need for handguns. They are only antipersonnel.
This is my position on this. I will not argue it. A handgun ban makes sense. Ban them all (and by all I mean ALL).
Punishment for using a handgun in a crime... you lose your hand.
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While I agree with your right to have your own opinion, I take offense to your statement of "facination with personal liberty". This is NOT a facination. It was a right given to us by our forefathers, and there are many of us who firmly believe that the right to own firearms is just that, a right. One that if we CHOSE to use that right, that the government cannot just arbitrarily take it away. I am not "facinated" with owning a firearm. I enjoy going out on weekends and practicing, or hunting if I so choose. I enjoy honeing the skill of target practice to the point where I can hit a target at 75 metres with an accuracy of less than a decimetre with my pistol. I also am comfortable knowing that if someone were to enter my home unwanted, and were to wish me harm, BECAUSE of our 2nd amendment right, I know I can protect my family. There is an age old quote, that I forget who coined it first "If it becomes criminal to own a gun, then only criminals will have guns" In some contries it has worked well for them to ban handguns. But personally, in my OPINION, it is a right that I believe should NOT be taken from the common citizen. Now before you go saying that I am a fascist or a lunatic who thinks every person should be able to go buy a pistol off the shelf, know that I am a firm believer that all handguns should at a minimum be registered, and that there SHOULD be a "cooling down" or "waiting" period for individual handgun purchases. Also, where I live, you cannot own a handgun unless you are atleast 21 years of age, and are NOT allowed to purchase/own one if convicted of a felony, or domestic violence crime. So there ARE some regulations.
*bows gracefully and steps off soap-box*