Like I said before, the second someone starts talking about gun ownership as privilege (as it should be) instead of a right, in some people's mind's you're fucking with Mom, the flag, and apple pie. If a politician did this, they'd either be blacklisted by their political party or assassinated by some gun nut.
I sympathize with suchfriend's plight, but at the same time if someone was shooting at me or my friends/family, I'd want the chance to shoot back. Guns aren't the problem; violence is. Eliminate the causes of violence and this thread wouldn't have a reason to exist.
And I agree with Rob that the dumbass who ended up killing his kid because his gun went off while he was cleaning it was a moron. Remember what I was talking about earlier regarding "responsible" gun ownership? Cleaning a loaded gun while your kid is in the room certainly isn't responsible.
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