Great article in The Atlantic: The Case for More Guns

[DevsAdvocate 112]

The Case for More Guns (AKA, why we're winning)

 

Reading this makes me slightly hopeful that things in this country will get better. Gun rights have held the line... and has begun pushing back, but there is still a ways to go.

 

Honestly, I think our objective should be to restore gun rights to the point that you can buy a brand new fully-automatic, short barreled, suppressed rifle at Walmart, no differently than any other semi-auto. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but that should be the goal.

[BlueLineFish 615]

The way nics checks have exploded I can't see this lowing down any time soon. I think a lot of it stems from the fact that people feel that something will happen and they can't expect the govt, police or military to protect them. They shouldn't. Everybody should have the right to protect themselves and their family and not have to rely on others.

[Pizza Bob 1,488]

Already being/been discussed...

 

http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42480-article-in-the-atlantic/page__fromsearch__1

[jamesbod 0]

Hold that thought. I don't want irresponsible folks putting a hole in my home.

[woodentoe 14]

There already is an a-hole in your home.

 

BOOOM!!!!!!

 

 

sorry. I don't know you, and I'm sure you're nice. I couldn't resist the pun.

[EchoMirage 137]

another example of the socialist/communist, freedom hating sheep on the other side:

 

quote from the article

Mauser expresses disbelief that the number of gun deaths fails to shock. He blames the American attachment to guns on ignorance, and on immaturity. “We’re a pretty new nation,” he told me. “We’re still at the stage of rebellious teenager, and we don’t like it when the government tells us what to do. People don’t trust government to do what’s right. They are very attracted to the idea of a nation of individuals, so they don’t think about what’s good for the collective.”

Mauser said that if the United States were as mature as the countries of Europe, where strict gun control is the norm, the federal government would have a much easier time curtailing the average citizen’s access to weapons. “The people themselves would understand that having guns around puts them in more danger.”

 

 

bold part makes me sick. german jews trusted their government in taking away their guns in 1938. didnt turn out too well.

[Old Glock guy 1,127]

Great article indeed. Thanks for posting it.