Because knives were used in the mass stabbing attack yesterday, we should not regulate cars

[The Straight Story]

42. Here we have something interesting

On the one hand I don't see why they should restrict lawn darts or switchblades. Just because they do does not make it right.

And you can own a machine gun, you just need more paperwork - which brings us to:

Common uses. A gun has a common use of self protection and hunting for food. You have the right to protect yourself and gather/hunt for food (though restrictions apply on public lands and on some animals). Machine guns could be seen to fall outside of that scope but many feel they do not (and both sides have a point).

Concerning lawn darts - the ban is somewhat silly. One can make such things at home easily from things you find at a hardware store. I am sure some would want to ban the sale of anything that could be used to make them or throw people in jail who make their own at home, but again I see that as just plain stupid.

Just because the government can and has banned some things not make it right (as we have seen with alcohol - and though some counties outlaw the sale of it you can still own alcohol and drink it).

Guns serve a legitimate purpose in society, bows and arrows before that. If you want to restrict the right to self defense to only those in power more power to you, but I don't. I don't own a gun but someday may like to purchase one, especially if I end up living back out in the country. If others don't want to own a gun they don't have to buy one.