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Old 02-23-2009, 10:38 AM   #77 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Xerxys View Post
I might have said this somewhere, the person is smart, people are stupid. Now, let's give stupid people guns..... I think not only in the USA but everywhere, the same thing will happen.
I believe you're quoting "Men In Black", there?

Apart from being a revoltingly simple-minded view of humanity, I can point you to many many counter-examples. But even letting it stand, guns aren't owned by PEOPLE. A gun is owned by a PERSON. When (and it's the exception) one of those people is using their gun in a way that's not consistent with the common good, laws are used to disarm that person and protect people from them.
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