That is true - at the same time you want people to understand where you are coming from you have to understand where those people are also coming from. like myself, growing up in jersey close proximity to nyc - watching news everynight where someone got shot here and got shot there, obvioulsy paints a picture of guns = bad.
i dont have much experience with guns personally and the ones i have had were not so good. i do however one of these days want to shoot one in a controlled environment like a pa range or something and possibly own one for when i have children (especially a daughter) for me the gun thing will be something i will just want to do. others just see it as a tool to kill and that is something people will have to understand.
That's part of the issue. The shit you saw on the tv was criminals who you can pretty much bet were not open carrying, nor did they have a ccw permit.
That said, guns in the hands of criminals = bad. How about we have harsher penalties for gun crimes, stop letting felons out early, etc etc.
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IluvJae
What are your thoughts on Straw purchases then?
It's illegal for a reason.