One bloke told me it wouldn't work in America citing population stats.
I don't understand how they figure that.
(It's especially odd since our attitude about our country is that we can supposedly make anything happen.)
Another told me the government is trying to ban all guns, which was a nice ego boost for me as I clearly knew more about the situation than her, an actual American (unless I've got it wrong? But no one is suggesting all guns should be banned..? They aren't here, we're just not fucking idiots).
You're right. Nobody is suggesting that, aside from perhaps a few particularly extreme anti-gun people. But most gun control supporters are fully aware that there are responsible gun owners out there, there are people who like to hunt and want a gun in their home for protection and things of that sort, and we're more than willing to accept and allow that. That's fine.
All we ask is that you prove that you're capable of handling a gun properly before you own one. Really not that much to ask, I shouldn't think.
And there may be CERTAIN types of guns that people feel don't seem logical for your average citizen to own. That does not, however, equal to denying people the right to own a gun, period.
As Angela above has said millions of times, if you are are responsible gun owner then you wouldn't be pissed off. My dad's best mate has like 15 guns. He's got gigantic pistols tattooed on both his forearms. He was just in America for some state championship shooting thing. But he's completely on-side with our gun laws.
Exactly! Hell, I would think any responsible gun owner worth their salt would be VERY supportive of gun control, if for no other reason than the fact that, if I were a responsible gun owner, for instance, I'd be REALLY pissed off at seeing people abusing and misusing the right to own a gun and making us all look bad. I wouldn't want any half-brained idiot grabbing a gun and going on a shooting spree 'cause, hey, Second Amendment, woo! No. I'd want to know that I'm surrounded by gun owners who know what the hell they're doing with such a serious weapon.
But maybe your dad's friend and I are just weird that way
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