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Lots of people buy guns because they are being SOLD. This is exactly my point. People are being SOLD guns with basic ideas like "There is crime on every corner, and you can be next", and "Protect your family", and "You're a patriot if you buy guns".
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Well.. there
is crime all over the place. I'm sure a lot of people just buy guns to fit in or prove some point, but there are many more who just want to protect themselves. It doesn't matter what their reason is; it's still none of your business. You keep insisting that you get a "good reason." You aren't owed a good reason. You have no right to stand in between your neighbor and his personal preferences.
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Every time there has been a mass shooting, the NRA swoops into town and holds a gun rally. Why? Because scared people buy guns. Some poor town just had a tragedy and some kids got killed and parents are scared, freaked out, and want revenge. So Wayne Lapierre (and before him Charlton Heston) walk in to your devastated town and say "Hey! Sorry for your loss blah blah blah, buy more guns, thank you and goodnight!"
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Sure, the NRA sucks; I'm not defending that stupid gun-hating organization (they support background checks).
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The reason for all of my opinions is that clearly the current state of gun laws in the US do not seem to be working.
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What is the purpose of the gun laws? They always get pitched as a safety concern, but who's safety? It's the state's safety. The government doesn't want its tax-slaves to be able to defend themselves. It's funny; you think the pro-gun folk are drinking the kool-aid, but it's clearly your ilk that drank deeply.
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Wouldn't you say that there seems to be way too much gun crime in the US? Why do you think this is?
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No, I wouldn't. I much prefer the occasional shooting to a constant state of thievery and assault. The idiots in your gun-hating camp don't seem to realize that there are other crimes besides the gun-related kind. If you disarm your neighbors, they will be less capable to defend themselves against burglars and creeps. And if you think that's what the police are for, consider this: the supreme court ruled that the government has no obligation to protect you. The police are strictly law enforcers; not peace keepers. They look for violations; not victims. If they respond to a home invasion, it's not to save the victims; it's to arrest the criminals, and they can do that regardless of the victim's safety.