The main issue gmckee1985 is that lobbies rule the country and in that sense a lot of money is at stake. So there is the right thing to do, that means control it, and the reality where the lobbies rule.
You could say this about literally everything though. So why single out just gun control? I have zero issues working out some sort of compromise, like requiring gun safety courses, etc, but what frustrates the hell out of me is when politicians abuse national tragedies for their own political gain towards gun control. The arguments aren't even close to being valid, but they play off the emotions of people who obviously sympathize with the families of the victims, etc.
...and that's the problem...as long as the black-market exists...it'll always be easy to buy a gun...through an illegal system...don't you recall the issue in Missouri some few months ago...scuffle between the police and the civilians....guns were bought in a heartbeat...
Agree I strongly agree with your idea. You're right in comparing gun ownership to car ownership. These two industries have long been victims of illegal use and smuggling. Most owners who go through all the legal processes of ownership are legitimate and responsible ones. Simply because they actually go through the right process. As you said, there's no point at all in banning gun ownership on ordinary individuals. After all, the criminals will never go through the legal process. Gun banning is not the solution, authorities should instead find a way to catch the illegal traders.
Well... A car is a mean of transport, while a gun is a gun, has the goal of killing. So ownership for me is secondary really, we should not have things that have as goal to kill.
I might be less inclined to disagree if we could somehow figure out how to totally eliminate all potentially fatal weapons from the hands of EVERYONE - including governments, criminals, etc.
I get the right to own guns and I support it. I am a Canadian and I grew up in a hunting family. I was told the golden rules of firearms early in life. I was shooting a 4-10 before I was in high school. What I don't get about American gun culture is the carelessness you treat guns with. Canadians own lots of guns, but we lock them up when we are not using them (ammo and guns are locked up in separate rooms too) We don't walk around with them loaded and we don't drive around with them in our cars. You can't buy ammo at the variety store, and we will double check your record and make you take a safety class before you get a gun. These are some pretty reasonable restriction on the most dangerous good on the planet. Why does the right to bear arms also give you the right to have guns everywhere with no thought to safety and prevention?
