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Originally Posted by Bifta
Punky, would you be happy if I lived in your neighbourhood and owned a small Nuclear device? Perhaps I'm a bit of a headcase, I might even feel like killing a few hundred thousand people by using it. But, it's ok, it shouldn't be banned because you can kill people with millions of other items and they're not. You don't seem to have grasped the basic principals of how dangerous guns can be, I could probably kill someone with my camera tripod, how many people do you know that'd have been battered to death courtesy of Jessops?
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Trust me, any one who uses guns, or rather should use guns, appreciates the power they have. Sensible gun use teaches you to respect it. After all the gun I am using to shoot, could well shoot me, or a member of my family.
Noone I know, or have heard of, wants everyone to have any weapon. Shooting fans aren't bulletproof, and neither are our familys. A gun in the wrong hands could end up shooting me or a member of my family. A sensible gun licensing program is fine. Keep the gun out of the nutters' hands and into responsible citizens' hands. Doing that though, I think won't influence wether criminals can get their hands on guns. If they want a gun, they'll get one. People can smuggle drugs into this country, that smell, people can also smuggle in a lump of metal too.