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4/26/2015 6:55:02 PM
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I've actually lived in switzerland so know about their customs. The gun laws are not as lenient there as people think. Higher gun ownership than other European countries is likely down to the fact they still have mandatory subscription. Additionally the number of guns per 100 people in switzerland is less than 50% (according to this article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21379912) that in the US.
Yeah I've heard the argument about the founders, but I was gonna say what you just said in that today the population has no chance against the army. About the toddler - that is a far more contrived way for the kid to kill his parents than pulling a trigger. It's about how easy it is. Yes holding people responsible for their actions, but really why all this fuss when having gun regulation would solve a lot of these issues. As you've said the original argument for having them is now unfounded, why not just get rid of them? What do you gain by having them?
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The loss of freedom. It boils down to the more we are controlled and the less we can do/have the less free we are. I do not believe anyone is better than anyone and that no one has the right to tell anyone else how to live. If you are not committing a crime against another and taking away their liberty what right does anyone have to tell someone what they can or cannot have. Regarding the founders. It's not the fact of having weaponry to match the government. At this point it's the fact that the government would willingly and knowingly have to kill millions of people who are armed in order to gain compliance. If America did not have any means of defense there would barely be thousands killed to force compliance. Again I ask. Are we free? Do you feel free? I may not feel as free as those who lived in 1776 but I know one thing. I want to be free. And the only way to help the citizenry is to arm them. Look at all the "great" empires of the world that span time, the one constant is they did not allow their populous to be armed. That way the government had nothing to fear.
