Reply #163: And why is that?

[HALO141]

Because the keeping and bearing of arms is a right whereas driving is only a privilege. Simple concept but one that vexes many people.

Look... Take all that "intended use" bullshit and put it aside for a minute. "If it saves just one life..." (That justification is used at least as often as the automobile analogy.) If the whole point of the argument is about SAVING ONE LIFE and the value of that one life is such that it makes no difference how many people are pissed off, inconvenienced or have their rights usurped then banning automobiles is even more valid than banning firearms because automobiles account for more deaths every year than do guns.

Now... If you're not willing to go down that road then it really isn't about saving lives, is it? It's far MORE a question of what any given person finds morally repugnant or, at the very least, which is the greater evil - Do we err on the side of liberty or a vain attempt to child-proof the world? As such, I don't really care what makes you nervous or scared or angry. Grow up and start looking to yourself for that sense of security you're so desperate to have and stop expecting others to do it for you. Or just give up and continue being nervous, scared and angry. As I said, I really don't care. If you're not free to be, what some may consider, wrong then you're not really free. The simple fact is that there's no argument anyone can make that will convince me to concede my freedom.

"If life were fair then we'd all have cancer."

Have a nice day.



(Edited for minor grammatical changes.)