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In reply to the discussion: Do you know one or more people you don't think should be trusted with a gun? [View all]Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)Do you trust the people you know own guns, with them? Yes, emphatically.
Do you trust the general population to own firearms? If they can pass a background check, yes.
Do you know people who are barred from firearms ownership, who could be trusted with a firearm? Yes. Just because someone made a mistake in their past doesn't make them bad people, just a normal person who got caught where others have escaped detection.
I am in favor of gun control legislation. Certain aspects should have tighter regulation, ie magazine capacity, storage, transportation, gun shows, etc. But I also accept that the reason the second amendment was included in the bill of rights was to act as a separate "check and balance" outside of normal government; a worst case fail safe.