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56. Here. And Welcome to DU, Uzair

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Glad you're here.

I use a mother's lens through which to see all this. If you abuse the privilege, it gets taken away from you. And since we need tests and formal government licensing to drive a car (which is the second thing gun proponents run to when arguing that one can kill someone without using a gun. First they cite knives. Then cars), why can't we impose licensing on gun ownership?

And why does the Second Amendment trump the First Amendment? Gun proponents have managed to silence free speech in a doctor's office, and free speech in studying and discussing the effects of gun violence on society. I think there's a reason why the First Amendment IS first. Obviously it was viewed as of primary importance. The Second Amendment is by its very name secondary in order of importance. If it was that damned important, the First Amendment would have been written about the "sanctity" of gun ownership.

I personally HATE guns, and the violence, sorrow, bloodshed, maiming, threats, and absolute utter BULLYING by the NRA and other fiends. They bully us by waving their guns in our faces. At least that's how it feels to me. They throw their weight and their money around, AND they're armed. And dangerous. AND LOONY. And they make all the rest of the "reasonable" gun owners look like shit.

And therein lies the rub. Who can really say who's a "reasonable" gun owner anymore? Besides, I'm sure the mother of the Sandy Hook mass murderer was "reasonable" and "law-abiding," and "sensible" about "safe" gun ownership too. How'd that one work out for everybody???