Gun Control Question
Apr. 19th, 2007 10:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
seldearAs I understand it, Australia has relatively strict gun control laws. I'm not sure exactly what those laws are, never having required the use of a firearm. (Any of the Aussies know?)
US Constitution's Second Amendment? Gun registration?
And where do you stand on the matter of "the right to bear arms" and why? Would love to hear from all sides of the fence and the pond.
US Constitution's Second Amendment? Gun registration?
And where do you stand on the matter of "the right to bear arms" and why? Would love to hear from all sides of the fence and the pond.
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Date: 2007-04-19 03:23 pm (UTC)I'm not a fan of guns, but there are times and places where they are needed.
"Gun control" is as real as the Easter Bunny in my mind. We like to tell ourselves that if we just add this one more hoop to jump through, things like Virginia Tech won't happen. That can be a dangerous fallacy. If you want a gun, you can get one. And, as we just learned, it isn't all that strict.
Do I wish guns didn't exist? Sure. But I will defend a person's right to have one.