I am always open for a discussion on gun control. So why do you believe the government should take everybody's guns away? What do you think that would achieve.
It is sort of the same point there - I don't believe the Govt should take everyone's guns away, but equally I don't think you should have a private citizenry armed to the teeth. I have lived in countries where it is highly prudent to carry a gun and know how to use it - the US is not one of those countries. I fully appreciate that the US was a country born in conflict, and Americans are taught from the very first that their constitution says that they be armed to defend themselves, even against their own government is necessary. But I think that cultural heritage leads to a blindness to the true costs of gun proliferation. People say that they are happy to discuss these issues, but (on both sides) people really just want reaffirmation of their own views. I'll be astonished if this thread is any different.
Besides Rhone Man....how often do you see a POLL on ScubaBoard with all the right options? These are done on a whim typically and cannot be edited once posted.
Fair point. I am not exactly one to cast the first stone on that issue.