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That seems like an awfully fringe and roundabout improvement for a law that ruins the fun for everyone else. But I guess this is the flip side of the same leadership that's engineered a society in which so many people decide to be mass murderers in the first place.
Ruining the fun? That seems to be an incredibly weak argument for gun proliferation. I can see an argument for strong 2nd Amendment proponents as the Constitution grants rights and freedoms, and restrictions on those granted in the Constitution could be a pathway to a bad place. However, I can also see an argument that the evolution of firearms has outpaced our society's safe use of modern firearms and that the freedom of victims of gun violence are also having their even stronger Constitutional rights restricted and spirit of our nation with the Declaration's "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness". In this conversation I'm not advocating a position either way, but I can see the valid arguments on both sides.
In neither one of those is "ruining" the fun" even a fraction of a thought to consider. You do you though.
Have a good night.
Why, you have an issue with fun? You have an issue with a society where everyone can pursue their hobbies to the fullest extent, and find enjoyment in them? Do you not think it's possible to provide responsible restrictions on firearms in a way that doesn't prevent one from going out into the woods on a weekend with friends to merely enjoy nerding out on the intersection of machining and marksmanship? More importantly, do you not find it justified to argue for rights from the goal of having a good time? Fun isn't covered in the constitution per se but I think this falls under the old "If I can't dance, I don't want to be a part of your revolution".
Then do paintball.
Guns, particularly handguns and AR-15s are specifically designed to kill humans. Do you really need someone to walk you through why that's different than sewing or riding bikes?
If you're not even capable of understanding why your need to have instruments of death in order to have "fun" isn't more important than other peoples' lives and safety, then you have no place in modern society and should remove yourself and go live in the woods or something.
Damn, dude! Better not learn about HEMA or fencing. Shit may give you an aneurism.
You didn't even quote me correctly.
Have you ever driven a car?
Shame on you if you have. Some of those have been designed and used to kill people.
How dare you. Go live in the woods!
If you honestly don't know the difference between a car and a gun and what their purposes are, then I don't know what to tell you.
Honestly I believe you're smart enough to understand, so either you're being disingenuous, or you're just refusing to allow yourself to go there because you've centered your entire personality around instruments of death.
Cars are designed to kill people? Consumer vehicles? Lol right... Do better.
Pft, your car doesnt have a giant unicorn spike on the front for spearing pedestrians?
Yeah, firearms have been the top cause of death of children in the US for years, but wouldn't want to ruin the fun for you.
And before that it was cars, Detroit just had better lobbyists and didn't use them to shelter Russian intelligence assets. Cars continue to get larger, faster, heavier, and with higher raised bumpers because fuck pedestrians.