Hmm, I have been holding back, but here is what I have to say:
Firearms are, in almost all cases, totally unnnecessary except for 2 reasons: to kill people or to protect yourself against another person with a firearm that wants to harm you. Sure, it would be hard at first, but in the long run, getting rid of guns would be a solution to many of our problems. People can find any number of statistics to suit their cause, but the fact remains that humans are so selfish and immature at most stages that they are not prepared to deal with the enormity of their power. I am appalled by the paucity of intelligence exhibited by many of my fellow Americans and cannot believe that we think it doesn't infringe upon everyone's rights for people like these to own guns, drive vehicles, have children and any number of other things. we are, as a species, shooting ourselves in the foot (pardon the pun).
Canada does fine without every other person owning a firearm...they seem like happy people and they have a lovely country (before anyone says it, don't worry, I AM considering moving there!)
And finally, I swear I see a correlation between arrogance and unadulterated testosterone-caused idiocy by gun-owners and proponents. Hmm, if I ever get back into the sciences I will most certainly do a study to see if gun-owners are actually more arrogant, or if it is only a misconception.
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