joannaardway wrote:People do not need to grenade the gophers in the garden, shoot through their neighbour's car, or turn their shed into a sieve (they've got shotguns for that).
My point is that there are lots of things out there that are dangerous which people don't
need - but if you had to go around banning them, where would the fun in life go?
Life is fatal, guns or no guns, cigarettes or no cigarettes, we're all going to die. People don't need to go bungee jumping, but some people would prefer to have actually lived before they pass away.
The number of people killed in mass-shootings is, statistically, negligible. The number of people killed by airguns in the UK every year can be counted on one hand, yet everytime there's an incident there's an immediate media frenzy and calls for an outright ban - what about the many thousands who enjoy their hobby and indeed whose livelyhood depends on the sport?
You don't like the idea of gun control because you own and enjoy the ones you have for recreation.
Of course - wouldn't you be annoyed if someone attacked your legitimate hobby? I know I'm not a threat to scoiety, I don't lose any sleep worrying that I've made the world a more dangerous place.
If I had to shoot some one in self defence I don’t want them to die, that would screw me up mentally.
If they didn't, it would probably screw you up legally. Decisions, decisions...
