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<blockquote data-quote="roadrunner2012" data-source="post: 1221175" data-attributes="member: 40736">Allow me to interject into the discussion.I do not own a gun, but I have. My children used to hunt, no longer do. I believe in responsible gun ownership.That being said, here&#039;s my problem with the current debate. One, it is fear driven. Ronald Reagan was the last guy to take gun rights away. No one wants your damn guns, except maybe a criminal. Not the government, certainly. They have bigger guns, they don&#039;t need yours, and your won&#039;t stop whatever nefarious plans you may believe they have.Two, all amendments are equal. Your right to bear arms should not infringe on any of my rights, nor should the other rights afforded to Americans infringe on your right to own arms. Your right to own arms is not the only right without limitations, and therein lies the rub.The right to own arms is explicitly regulated. The extent of those regulations is what is debatable. Who can actually own arms should be up for debate, as well. It is far too easy for anyone to own a weapon that&#039;s only purpose is to kill another human. That should be heavily regulated.At this point, I just hope my buddy comes back with a wild pig. I feel like slow smoking tomorrow. That&#039;s what guns (and bows) are really for. If you think you need a gun to protect yourself from the government or marauding hoards, you have bigger problems. I fully understand having a weapon for self defense, but securing it from children, thieves, and idiots is very problematic for me, as well as others.If you wanted a revolution, you should have supported the Black Panthers and SDS in the 60&#039;s. That was the last, best chance. Today, not so much.I apologize for the wkmac length post, at least it wasn&#039;t an RT video <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="roadrunner2012, post: 1221175, member: 40736"] Allow me to interject into the discussion. I do not own a gun, but I have. My children used to hunt, no longer do. I believe in responsible gun ownership. That being said, here's my problem with the current debate. One, it is fear driven. Ronald Reagan was the last guy to take gun rights away. No one wants your damn guns, except maybe a criminal. Not the government, certainly. They have bigger guns, they don't need yours, and your won't stop whatever nefarious plans you may believe they have. Two, all amendments are equal. Your right to bear arms should not infringe on any of my rights, nor should the other rights afforded to Americans infringe on your right to own arms. Your right to own arms is not the only right without limitations, and therein lies the rub. The right to own arms is explicitly regulated. The extent of those regulations is what is debatable. Who can actually own arms should be up for debate, as well. It is far too easy for anyone to own a weapon that's only purpose is to kill another human. That should be heavily regulated. At this point, I just hope my buddy comes back with a wild pig. I feel like slow smoking tomorrow. That's what guns (and bows) are really for. If you think you need a gun to protect yourself from the government or marauding hoards, you have bigger problems. I fully understand having a weapon for self defense, but securing it from children, thieves, and idiots is very problematic for me, as well as others. If you wanted a revolution, you should have supported the Black Panthers and SDS in the 60's. That was the last, best chance. Today, not so much. I apologize for the wkmac length post, at least it wasn't an RT video ;) [/QUOTE]

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