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In reply to the discussion: California Legislature takes first steps toward 'ammo control' [View all]primavera
(5,191 posts)When all they're being told is to not harm others. You want to have a gun? I'm cool with that, as long as you don't kill others with it. You want to drive a big car? No problem, as long as you don't spew out a bunch of toxic emissions that contribute to public respiratory health problems and global climate change. You want to go snowmobiling through the wilds? Fine, as long as you don't disturb fragile ecosystems in the process. You want to get rich? Great, so long as you don't bilk little old ladies out of their life savings or oppress workers in slave-like working conditions to do it. That's always the problem with the libertarian perspective: they perceive that they have some fundamental liberty to do whatever they like even when it causes harm to others. And hurting others is not a "freedom" anyone should have.