Attn: American Gun Lovers - The Blessings of Civilization Are Required!

[Atypical Liberal]

80. I'm all for reasonable gun control.

For example, I'm all for FOID cards as a condition of firearm ownership, and requiring recording of FOID information for all private sales.

It just needs to be an opt-out system to preserve firearm ownership anonymity.

I don't see many people claiming that guns are a solution to the problem of crime. Most people I associate with realize that crime is not caused by nor cured by guns. Crime is caused by poverty and a sense of hopelessness and a perception of lack of any other opportunity.

Guns most certainly do, however, allow victims of crime another option besides fleeing, submitting, or engaging in a physical contest of strength with their attacker.

And frankly, you guys have power to share, so why not ship your excess guns off to somewhere that has a gun shortage.

My first thought is this certainly points out the problems with finding yourself in the position of having a gun shortage in the first place. But I'm sure many folks would be happy to sell firearms to anyone with the cash to buy them.