I'm a gun owner. Got a bunch of 'em downstairs in the safe. Got my first gun at 11yrs old. Bought it with my chore money. Used to be a member of the NRA. Until they went stupid.
I think American gun-culture is stupid and crazy.
I've long advocated that when a tool of such potential destructive/disruptive potential is brought into our civil society then what comes with it is ----- strict liability.
If there is ANY harm to humans or property after that weapon is fired then the OWNER of the gun bears a significant liability. NOT just the jackass who fired it ....... but also the owner of record.
That means if your Glock is stolen from underneath the seat of your Ford-150 and it is used to shoot somebody's cheatin' wife.....well, the shooter gets arrested and tried, and the owner of the gun gets a whopper of a fine.
It was his gun. He brought it into our society. He failed to secure it adequately. Ergo......he has a share of the responsibility.
THEN.......you would see a more serious, responsible, cautious approach to owning those things.
IMHO
and if someone steals your car, and drives it into a crowd, you're partially responsible for any deaths and damages it causes?
Well if there is
no key in the ignition left behind then the car owner CAN NOT be held responsible, it is the thief who steals it and hurt or kill people. If there is a key in the ignition and the vehicle left unattended (making it easy for car thieves to steal) then the owner is in part responsible for the attack made by a car thief because the owner made it too easy for it to happen.
Vehicles are designed and made to move people and materials from point A to point B. It was never designed to use it to hurt kill anyone, that takes a conscious effort to make it become a weapon. Vehicles are
not designed for the purpose of hurting or killing living things.
Guns are made for self defense, hunt animals or attack people with lethal intentions.
It is designed to hurt and kill living things.
Owners are expected to be responsible for keeping their property secured in a manner that no one else can easily take it from you, then owners will have done their responsible part to make crime harder for others to commit.