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Originally posted by almostaugust
For me its hard to understand why people would want everyone to own a gun.
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No one wants "everyone" to own a gun, just the right for law-abiding citizens to own them. As it stands, any criminal can easily obtain just about any weapon of choice. They violate a dozen or more federal laws to do so, but hey, they are criminals. Enacting one or two more laws doesn't make it any more challenging.
I'm a good citizen. I vote and pay taxes. I exercise due prudence in storing and operating my firearms. Why should my guns be illegal?
I intend to purchase a handgun next weekend. My only motivation is that the anti-gun lobby in DC feels I should not have the right to do so. That's all the incentive I need.