Reply #87: Logic [View All]

[Jimb100]

You are more likely to be run over by a person with a car than one without. The odds are really dramatic.

These types of statistical mind games are designed to elicit a fear response and don't contribute much to the solution.

There's not just one gun ownership question that needs to be addressed. Just as the wants and needs of hunters are different from the needs of target shooters and they are both different from the wants and needs of people who want carry a gun for protection and those who want to keep one in the house for the same reason.

This is an issue that, unfortunately, can't be simplified because it goes to the heart of many aspects of what this country is all about.

We have a country based upon innocent until pr oven guilty and we extend this to cover individual freedoms. Until you prove you are irresponsible, whether that's with a car, a gun, or even with words, we extend the privilege to all citizens.

Unrestricted ownership of any sort of gun is just as illogical as banning all firearms and as long as the pro and anti factions insist on a monolithic approach, nothing much will happen.