Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: I think this paragraph from The New Yorker really sums up the gun control debate here on DU [View all]Shamash
(597 posts)I could dismantle pretty much everything you said, but let's just hit the high point:
Do you feel that self-defense, protecting your own life against an unwarranted attack, is a fundamental human right? If so, then explain why denying a weaker or frailer person like my gray-haired self the ability to effectively act in self-defense against a larger or stronger attacker (or multiple attackers) is a liberal attitude. On the other hand, if you believe that self-defense is not a fundamental human right, then you should be honest and run your anti-gun campaign on that premise:
"We want to take away your so-called right to protect yourself."
A right to self-defense is useless unless you are allowed an effective means to do so, and it is your argument that these features make a firearm more effective in that role.
As a heads-up, once you adequately explain/defend your position on this item, we can move on to the number of murders and mass murders committed with a rifle-mounted bayonet and see if the number of offensive uses warrants the ban you seek.