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Originally Posted by samcol
Does it even matter what they're for? They aren't killing people so what's the problem.
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The problem is the availability of guns to people who shouldn't have them: namely people who are criminals or have emotional or mental problems. I do trust some people with guns. Crompsin, for example, makes no qualms about explaining that they're for fun. I understand that. I used to have a bb gun when I was a kid and I can imagine opening fire with the real thing on a range is a blast, not to mention that soldiers who were deployed actually develop friend-like relationships with guns. I get that.
What I don't get is the "if he breaks down my door, I'm going to kill him" mentality about criminals being paired up with the "everyone should be armed" mentality. That's dangerous. And I don't mean dangerous like running with scissors. I mean dangerous like playing with a match inside a gas tank.