No one needs an AK47 or similar kind of weapon. There are firearms made for personal protection, firearms made for hunting and firearms made for the battlefield. Civilians don't need battlefield weapons.
I disagree with the need to carry a gun for personal protection, but then it has become apparent to me on this forum that I live in a different universe, here, carrying a gun only increases the chance of someone being hurt, because so few people carry guns.
Which brings me to another point probably irrelevant because we don't have the need to carry a gun for personal protection; if you own a gun, it lives in a safe. The only reason to have a gun is for stock control or hunting purposes, this means you know in advance when you'll need your gun. I'd be happy if you lived in an urban area your gun had to live in a safe at a club, or the police station. If your gun lives in a safe in your house, you give permission for random searches to be conducted to ensure the gun is in its safe.
I used to be completely against guns, but I've softened. Now I just think that if you want to own a gun, you're giving permission to be heavily regulated; psych evals, criminal checks, random property searches. In this country at least, if you die by a gun, odds on it's an accident or domestic violence.
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Date: 1/4/10 22:55 (UTC)I disagree with the need to carry a gun for personal protection, but then it has become apparent to me on this forum that I live in a different universe, here, carrying a gun only increases the chance of someone being hurt, because so few people carry guns.
Which brings me to another point probably irrelevant because we don't have the need to carry a gun for personal protection; if you own a gun, it lives in a safe. The only reason to have a gun is for stock control or hunting purposes, this means you know in advance when you'll need your gun. I'd be happy if you lived in an urban area your gun had to live in a safe at a club, or the police station. If your gun lives in a safe in your house, you give permission for random searches to be conducted to ensure the gun is in its safe.
I used to be completely against guns, but I've softened. Now I just think that if you want to own a gun, you're giving permission to be heavily regulated; psych evals, criminal checks, random property searches. In this country at least, if you die by a gun, odds on it's an accident or domestic violence.