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So I've written before a couple of times about my thoughts on gun control. The truth is, I believe that people should have relatively unfettered access to guns, but I also believe that training regarding their use should be extensive to the point of exhaustion. We require people to go through significant training when we issue a driver's license. It makes sense to me that a similar amount of training (if not more!) should go into licensing for guns.

NPR did a story this morning about the thing:

http://www.npr.org/2016/04/12/473391286/does-carrying-a-pistol-make-you-safer

And what continues to interest me is the idea that a gun is somehow equivalent to defense. So, I want to be very clear. This is defense:


This is offense:


Defense:


Offense:


Defense:


Offense:


Defense:



Offense:



 I don't want to belabor the point. And in my previous posts on the subject I've acknowledged the potential benefits (real and perceived) of strategic deterrence - both on a geopolitical scale as well as in criminal altercations... But... But...

But...

In the article there's a guy who shot and killed a man who was going to steal his car. The thief drove off, hit something, and died. And you gotta think - is the car worth someone's life? Is it? Really?

I don't know. And I don't want to know. 

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lillysmum said…
This is fantastic.
April 20, 2016 at 10:39 PM
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