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Originally Posted by knox
you mean from civilians? they can ask them all to re-apply for permits.
in some places, they have urged people to hand them in, and it worked.
in other places, they got paid or got tax reduction.
as for confiscating guns from criminals, they already do.
and then this is should be done
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how could "re-applying for permits" for guns that I already own change anything? If I'm a law abiding citizen which like 99.9% of gun buyers are, than this is a ridiculous waste of time, money and resources. Criminals will continue to posses them by any means not to mention find means of gaining an advantage by form of weapon over others. I'm not crazy and I'm responsible. Criminals are not accountable and capable of putting me or my families life in danger and with no regard to laws or consequences at will. I observe and appreciate my ability to keep the advantage over them by owning a firearm.
Your "house security alarm" is a cute story and works well for commercials. I have a good home security system. I love it, but only because if any seal is broken, I'm alerted and just as soon I'm gun in hand. My friend in New Orleans had an alarm.... they even called him. He was on the phone with them. They were on the phone with the police all the while, he ended up shooting the intruder dead, 3 shots by shotgun because the intruder kept advancing towards him meanwhile telling him crazy things like he had other people with him, upstairs and all. This isn't what if scenarios and veiled statistics.... it's real life Knox. This is a one of my brothers best friends who practices shooting at a range with us.
you talk all responsible and concerned, but you really don't have a grip on how the world works.... and just because you're the voice of criticism, doesn't make you right by default or by sympathy.
Let me tell you a story about how they tried to outlaw alcohol here.... it was called prohibition. Let me tell you how it turned out.... ah, nevermind
I've yet to see any argument against gun ownership in this thread that hasn't eluded to ignorant, narrow-minded, vague stereotyping of gun-owners.
.... not to mention any acknowledgment of the vast majority of gun purchases that are made strictly for the purposes of home self defense. You elude to "yeah, cars kill way more people but they're aren't designed to kill people".... brilliant! but you completely undermind and discredit the fact that almost every gun sold doesn't kill people either.... as they get responsibly tucked away in responsible, law abiding citizens homes for the sole purpose of self defense.
I get it, you don't like guns..... but your argument has morphed into so many directions to the point of stubborn bantering just for the purposes of not being underminded. Regardless of your disdain for guns, I'm sure in rebuttal to indifference of opinion you've been met with regarding the issue... you now are more engulfed in your rebuking of guns more than you ever would be or should be for the sake of validating your opinion. Apparently, you don't like being wrong more than you don't like guns.