So too a nuclear weapon is an inanimate object that is nether good nor bad in itself so let's allow the Iranians to have as many as they want. And why not let Cuba have as many as Russia wants to give to them. Its a "free world!" ...
The line of argument in your post makes not real sense.
You basically lost your argument with your first sentence. Bill is correct. We should -- and DO -- have the freedom to own firearms. That right cannot be revoked and should not be revoked.
You can put two guns alone together in a room -- or two nukes for that matter -- and neither is going to cause any harm to the other. It is the PEOPLE behind those guns -- or nukes -- that cause the violence.
Telling law abiding citizens that they can have a gun, but must keep it in one safe and their ammo in another safe, is absolutely incorrect. The thug that breaks into their house in the middle of the night is going to be fully armed and dangerous -- and will not have a gun in one hand and ammo in the other. They will have the ammo INSIDE the gun and be ready to shoot. Conversely, the law abiding owner of the house must also have his/her gun loaded and ready if it is needed.
Criminals, convicts, etc., are NOT allowed to own a firearm. But they do anyway, don't they? And it is against the law. A gun law.
So it is not a difficult equation to understand that seedy elements do not care how many laws on the books say they cannot have a gun. They will ALWAYS have guns despite those laws. Just ask the people of Chicago, where the toughest GUN LAWS in America exist.
it is also a matter of fact that wherever there is a law saying that residents ARE REQUIRED to own guns -- the crime rate almost disappears. Because the thugs know that their intended victims are armed. And it is not a coincidence that some of the most recent gun shooting sprees -- including a couple weeks ago -- took place in places that are advertised as "GUN FREE ZONES." That law didn't stop the shooter from coming in, did it? It only encouraged him to come in and shoot people he already knew were unarmed.
Same thing with Iran. It's not the nuke -- it's the PEOPLE behind the nuke. In this case, crazy people who would not hesitate to detonate a nuke over israel or the USA. And yet our president just made it LAWFUL for them to have a nuke.
In this case, it is also the person behind the desk in the White House.
The real solution to the "gun problem" is to quickly and harshly prosecute people who commit crimes with guns. If you kill a cop, for example, you should be EXECUTED. Same thing with those who spray bullets in shopping malls, etc. Swift, horrific and unalterable justice would put a stop to the vast majority of these murder sprees.
But the same people who try to impose these inane gun laws on us are the same kind of people who refuse to prosecute those who do commit crimes with firearms.
A lot needs to be done to clean up this country. But yet another gun law is not the answer.
