Not according to the Nazis.
Gas chambers were much more efficient.
You take your freedom and rights for granted.
Fine with me but keep your BS ideas to YOURSELF.
You know what, guy, I don't define living in fear that some crazy **** with an automatic weapon is going to shoot up a mall I might be shopping at as being "Free".
Now, besides going full Godwin (a sign of a losing argument- Germans had the right to own weapons) ...
The fact is, most average citizens don't need guns. BUt you have an industry that is very good at peddling fear and making us all less safe.
A gun in the home is 43 times more likely to kill a member of the household than a bad guy.
I've known enough people who had to bury a spouse or child because they killed themselves with a gun they bought to protect their family.
Enough of this madness.
Simple enough solution. Make the gun sellers liable for those deaths, and see how "devoted" they are to the second amendment when they are losing money.
If Hobby Lobby is willing to lose money on principle, why not Bushmaster?
pretty good argument except for the ridiculous bolded part.
Why would a gun maker be liable for what an entirely different entity chose to do with one of their products? Prove their intent.
There is no simple solution and people on both sides who scream that their "side" is entirely right and the other "side" is entirely wrong just need to shut up.
The fact is 99% of gun owners will NEVER need to use a gun for self defense of any sort, so those who claim they feel safer with them are just being silly.
By the same token, I don't owe anyone an explanation for why I own guns. I like guns, they're fun to shoot, and make a good investment.
I have no idea why gun owners go crazy with all these stretches as reasons they own guns. I own them because I can, period.
Now, what say we actually concentrate on getting guns out of the hands of people who ought not have guns in their hands?
And anyone who says that no one should be prevented from owning a gun is nuts.
A good first step is prosecuting that girl who bought a gun for the felon who shot those firemen as an accomplice to murder.
A great second step would be to outlaw private sales. Again, anyone who thinks anyone ought be able to buy a gun without a background check can be dismissed as a fool.
Is there anything we can come together on as a people any more?