Post by Sailor on Jul 24, 2012 9:19:54 GMT -8
(Another from the vault of golden oldies 
Published 10/23/03)
The Limits of Gun Ownership
Gun-rights advocates aren't the only people who believe that individuals should be free to own guns. Even gun-control advocates usually specify that they aren't trying to ban all guns.
But most activists on both sides of the gun issue say there must be limits on gun ownership.
Why?
So that guns don't fall into the "wrong" hands.
But if a law could keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of dangerous people, there would be virtually no violent crime at all. Just pass a law specifying that bad people can't own guns and the problem of gun violence is solved.
Unfortunately, things don't work out that way in the real world.
The truth is that no gun-control law works because "bad" people who want guns can always get them. Either they'll buy them in the underworld or they'll simply steal them from good folks like you and me.
But shouldn't there be some limits on gun ownership?
No. Such limits don't reduce crime. They either render innocent people defenseless, give the police more power than they should have, or they are simply stupid, unenforceable laws.
Much more here:
www.harrybrowne.org/articles/GunLaws.htm
Published 10/23/03)The Limits of Gun Ownership
Gun-rights advocates aren't the only people who believe that individuals should be free to own guns. Even gun-control advocates usually specify that they aren't trying to ban all guns.
But most activists on both sides of the gun issue say there must be limits on gun ownership.
Why?
So that guns don't fall into the "wrong" hands.
But if a law could keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of dangerous people, there would be virtually no violent crime at all. Just pass a law specifying that bad people can't own guns and the problem of gun violence is solved.
Unfortunately, things don't work out that way in the real world.
The truth is that no gun-control law works because "bad" people who want guns can always get them. Either they'll buy them in the underworld or they'll simply steal them from good folks like you and me.
But shouldn't there be some limits on gun ownership?
No. Such limits don't reduce crime. They either render innocent people defenseless, give the police more power than they should have, or they are simply stupid, unenforceable laws.
Much more here:
www.harrybrowne.org/articles/GunLaws.htm