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Originally Posted by antimony
I think the keyword is "control", rather than prohibition. Any good gun control law would deter guns appearing in the hands of irresponsible members of societies, such as felons, addicts, alcoholics and the like while not deterrng gun ownership by law abiding resposible citizens. .
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There are no "good" gun control laws. There are already plenty of laws prohibiting felons and nuts from owning guns. Enforcement of those laws is what is needed.
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Furthermore, I believe that in this day and age, there are enough legal means to counter state actions without resorting to the Anti-Federalist view of using popular militia to counter state tyranny..
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Don't count on it. History has repeated itself time and again. Violence will always be the ultimate solution.
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Also, what about those citizens who are not interested in bearing arms? Would the arms-bearing population then not be in a poistion to lord over these unarmed citizens, especially if no check is done to ensure that irresponsible members of the society do not get arms in any way?.
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That is why I have guns and lots of ammo. I also speak Spanish so I can lord over them too!
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I am sure there would be countless threads in WAB on this. I would be hapy to thrash this out in those threads, without further hijacking this one.
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Exactly what I was thinking. I'll check for a 2nd ammend thread and if there isn't one I'll start it.
