vetivert wrote:
what on EARTH would anyone want a machine gun for? the wretched things are designed to kill lots of people, fast. i really don't think "self protection" comes under that heading - it's definitely assault rather than defence.
/me looks boggled...
Why on EARTH would somebody need a car capable of exceeding 75 mph? Thats the speed limit after all. All cars should be prevented from making any more power than that. Especially considering that the number of deaths from vehicles every year exceeds the number of firearm deaths by perhaps 1000 to 1.
Why on EARTH do bars exist? Being that the number of people leaving bars in taxis is next to nil, you can speculate that the overwhelming number of bar patrons drive drunk. Thus the only solution is to outlaw the public serving of alcohol.
Why on EARTH would anybody want a Big Mac, Pepporini Pizza, Ice Cream, or cheescake? Thousand die from obesity and heart attacks every year. There is no good reason to eat foods this unhealthy.
Freedom is based on the idea that people should be allowed to do anything they want that does interfere with other's ability to do the same. Just because you see no justified reason why somebody should own a firearm does not mean that they should be outlawed.
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