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Originally Posted by The Reaper
Do you think it is a slippery slope for individuals to categorize others as "ying-yangs out there who have no business carrying firearms"?
People I think are ying-yangs and should not have a gun may not be the same people you think should not carry. Whose opinion should prevail?
Individuals (elected and appointed) imposing their beliefs on a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights is how we got into the position of having to fight for the that right today.
TR
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Reaper:
I support (100%) the right of every American, ying-yang or not, to own a firearm. I did not intend to suggest otherwise. Of course that's not to say that, personally/privately, I don't wish that said irresponsible ying-yangs didn't own firearms.... just like I believe there more than a few people who probably shouldn't be behind the wheel of a car.... but I certainly don't want to impose my personal opinions on what is inherently someone elses right.
At the same time, I would have a real problem with an unauthorized idividual attempting to detain me at gunpoint whilst on U.S. soil. I know that's a bit off-topic but that's the slope I was alluding to-- i.e. law enforcement should be left to professionals-- excluding rare circumstances like plane hijackings etc.
Respectfully
stone