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Drink driving is illegal to prevent potential harm. What do you suggest we do? Legalise it, watch as the death rate on the roads soars then ban it again?
Idiot.
The only reason people oppose gun ownership is because it scares them.
It's an issue of freedom. People should be free to own guns.
Didn't I say it was intended to be universal already?
I think a person should be able to own anything as long as they don't violate another's rights. This includes gun ownership.
But you surely own a live gun to use it? Therefore there is a large risk that it will infringe another human beings right to life it is used - hence it should be banned.
Which rights are these? Human rights or rights granted by law? Because if you are referring to rights granted by law, then it is my right to live in a society where gun ownership is illegal. If you own one, then you violate my right.
Yes.
Non sequitur.
If there is a statute allowing gun ownership, then there is nothing you can do to stop people owning guns.
And yours are not?
Tell me how is freedom a negative notion?
How is respecting another's rights a negative notion?
Only if it's used to kill. If not, there is no evident problem in my eyes.
Heck should it.
The whole point of a gun is to kill someone, if you use a gun against another person it has the effect of injuring/killing them that's the whole point. Therefore by your own admission it infringes the other persons rights and therefore should be banned.
I have never said that you should here.
The whole point of a gun is to kill or injure someone - that is what it was designed for. When you fire it a little flag doesn't come out saying "BANG!" on it, what comes out of a gun is a little metal bullet travelling at speeds fast enough to at best cause severe harm to a human or at worst kill them. Therefore it is patently obvious that they should be banned.
I can just imagine you now, with your political theory books open.
Well why the fuck carry a gun????
gawd your a fucking nutter mate !!!!!!!!!
To be honest, I see nothing wrong with people owning a gun.... as long as they don't have any bullets to put into it. Like Chris Rock once said, make bullets $5000 and there will be far less gun crime.
Who should enforce that they are maintained because the UN clearly doesn't?
Yes.
That makes no sense. You need bullets in order to use a gun.
Actually my view on gun ownership is based on my 'political theory'.
I NEVER follow what society has to say.
Heck no.
I believe they should.
And those bullets will pierce someone's body and kill them. But that is something that seems to have flown other your head.
You make me laugh monocrat you really do.
Tell me when have I even stated that guns should be used to kill others?
The same pretty much applies to the principle of owning a nuclear weapon (which incredibly you also argue for). The notion that "it's okay to own it if you're not going to use it" it's completely ridiculous and invalid, and you know it.