Reply #65: Still missing the point....... [View All]

But then that seems to be at least one thing that both pro and anti have in common.......

"Do I care about myself or the nebulous citizen more?" - I take your point, namely that you're more likely to care about your own safety than someone I can't even point to.

However, I find that this gun-ownership debate is one where some DUers are far too happy to put themselves first and forget about the rest of society. There's always outrage when Republicans cut taxes for the richest and make cuts to healthcare and benefits to the poorest, presumably because we all feel some level of social responsibility. When it comes to guns, people just forget about the rest of society as long as they feel safer as an individual. It's very odd.

'IMHO, the anti gun position comes down to, "If those evil guns were not around, everybody would get along and sing Kumbaya"'.

Yes, you're absolutely right. That's exactly what everyone criticising widespread, loosely controlled gun ownership really thinks. Well done.

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Seriously though, I make a point about not being allowed to generalise from an individual event and I get replies like this. Very odd.