Reply #69: I don't necessarily want to give guns to anybody. [View All]

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But I am aware of the reality that people are free to exchange not only property, but information about that property and I don't see how we can equitably regulate how that property and inforation thereto can be acomplished among populations of people who are free agents themselves.

In a civilized society we cede to the state the right to punish malefactors for their crimes and the state in turn assumes responsibility for determining their guilt or innocence. Given the uncounted ways that people could mingle, cohabitate, associate, and otherwise pool resources how would the state equitably prosecute someone for not sufficiently predicting the behavior of others? So in your last example how would someone really know who is or is not trustworthy with sufficient certainty so that they will not run afoul of the law while at the same time allowing them the right to self defense with a firearm? And by the same token, how would the state properly regulate the transfer of responsibility between individuals without unfairly restricting their right to access to a firearm?

If two or three or more people in a household have the combination to the gun safe, and another person gains access to the weapon and uses it to commit a felony, how would the authorities determine who is responsible for granting access?