If Guns were eliminated in society, would the U.S. populace be subject to any lack of freedoms?
Yes. They would. We've had guns in this country since the beginning. Taking them away, IMHO, would be a great injustice to every american who owns one--and taking away the freedom they have to use it for whatever purpose they see fit.
The freedom to provide for your family. As I pointed out before, in many rural and poor states people do still rely on hunting as a source for food. The freedom of hunting as a 'sport'. The freedom to protect their home as they see fit. The freedom of collecting them. Taking guns away would take away every freedom they are used for.
I don't see disarming all of america as a solution to the 'crime' problem. You're not just punishing the criminals, you're punishing every american who owns one for purposes aside from crimes. Those people, as I suggested above, that hunt to supply food for their family will go on welfare and then we'll be complaining about supporting them--or they starve. Because I see it first hand, maybe I've just got the mindframe that starving a family is just as much of a crime as murder.
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