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it's kind of funny, in a way, to read about the huge debate about gun ownership in a general sense from my perspective. i just grew up with them. they were tools, and remain so. not great savers of liberty, not evil doers of mischief. i grew up popping off bottle tops with .22's, firing .45's, shotguns, rifles; i have no particular fascination with guns, but i'd rather have them around than not. it seems like every other discussion; quickly devolving into the die hard ends of the spectrum. i don't know if i speak for the middle or not; regardless of the particular interpretation you have of the 2nd amendment, i think we should be able to agree that different people seem to have different interpretations of the scope and intent of the amendment. we could go around about the 'correctness' of the individual interpretations til the cows come home without actually resolving the issue. i kind of like it the way it more or less is now, in terms of the legal standpoint. my state isn't a concealed carry state, as far as i know; but if someone broke into my house or my parents' house; they'd probably be pretty severely fucked. i am pretty sure you can get a license to carry a piece around; but it takes some effort and justification to do so. furthermore, there are places - like schools and certain private businesses, where i believe it is illegal to carry a weapon. i rather like it that way.
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