Thread: An interesting question on a prospective gun law

Usually I'm a bit more 'middle of the road'...

But there are sometimes days when I think everyone over the age of 21 should be REQUIRED to take firearms safety courses and carry a firearm. It would give those intent on wrong doing a hell of a lot more pause, considering the immediate, heavy, final retribution they would face from everyone around them... it would force people to start taking more responsibility for their own protection and safety... and it would force people to stop trading in hard won freedoms for the ILLUSION of safety. In the words of Ben Franklin, "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

In the end, if someone is nuts or criminally intent on causing harm, they're going to find a way to do it. If a stranger nonchalantly walking past you suddenly turned and smacked you in the skull with a rock or screw driver hidden in his pocket ... or your neck with a straight razor just as easily hidden under his sleeve cuff... it'd be just as deadly as a bullet.

... requiring all adults to carry would probably do wonders to reduce overcrowding of the prison system too.

Of course, there are also days where I shudder to imagine a world without a firearms purchase waiting period...