In this thread I'd like to pose just that question, to you the reader, what is an appropriate level of "gun" control?
I use the quotes because the idea of gun control typically extends past what one might consider a gun. Is an anti-aircraft gun still a gun or a cannon? Is a cannon a gun? Is a missile launcher a gun? If not, what about exploding bullets, should they be controlled?
To begin, I don't see it as an abridgement of ownership to force someone to register an item (even an air gun). I think its a bit atrocious when said register is used in a subsequent seizure. I think that mostly because I don't think the government should have the right to stop me from owning a tank.
To me, forcing registration, forcing storage and usage requirements are acceptable, but if I so choose that I want to be the owner of a fully automatic I don't see why there shouldn't be an acceptable venue for me. Maybe it stays at a special range all the time, and the only time I can get ammo for it is when I am about to use it at the range. I don't know, but there are certainly ways of making it secure.
Probably I step on a lot of toes there. On the one hand, rifle owners probably don't like my opinion because I say it is reasonable to force registration of any guns. On the other hand, fans of gun control probably think the idea of private citizens owning missile launchers is absurd. I don't think police should be able to access a gun registry without an ex parte warrant application.
Where do you place the gray line?
I use the quotes because the idea of gun control typically extends past what one might consider a gun. Is an anti-aircraft gun still a gun or a cannon? Is a cannon a gun? Is a missile launcher a gun? If not, what about exploding bullets, should they be controlled?
To begin, I don't see it as an abridgement of ownership to force someone to register an item (even an air gun). I think its a bit atrocious when said register is used in a subsequent seizure. I think that mostly because I don't think the government should have the right to stop me from owning a tank.
To me, forcing registration, forcing storage and usage requirements are acceptable, but if I so choose that I want to be the owner of a fully automatic I don't see why there shouldn't be an acceptable venue for me. Maybe it stays at a special range all the time, and the only time I can get ammo for it is when I am about to use it at the range. I don't know, but there are certainly ways of making it secure.
Probably I step on a lot of toes there. On the one hand, rifle owners probably don't like my opinion because I say it is reasonable to force registration of any guns. On the other hand, fans of gun control probably think the idea of private citizens owning missile launchers is absurd. I don't think police should be able to access a gun registry without an ex parte warrant application.
Where do you place the gray line?