1/26/2023

Q;  How do I counter the argument of a gun proponent that claims because current gun laws have little effect on gun violence "stricter" legislation must be need"?

A:  Where does it end? No matter how much gun control is imposed upon us, there will always be violence. Guns will always be available, at least for the bad guys.

If you follow the idea of increasing strictness of gun control proposals, you can imagine arriving at a level of control comparable to that found in a super-max prison. Guess what—there is danger of violent confrontation even in a super-max facility. I for one do not want society to be that controlled, for government to be that tyrannical.

And it would indeed be tyrannical, not to mention hypocritical. Do you really think the gun laws would apply to the authorities? Only us peons would be affected; we would be absolutely defenseless and expendable. The answer is not control or tyranny. The answer is freedom.

Freedom can be scary, but there is nothing better. If we want less crime, we as a society will have to make some hard decisions about not tolerating so much of it. Can we reduce violence by disarming the good guys? I submit that we can do so only by fighting the bad guys, whether through law enforcement and incarceration, literally fighting them if you become that "somebody else" that crime always happens to, etc. Disarming the good guys—or imposing more and more strict gun controls—amounts to a surrender to evil.

https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-counter-the-argument-of-a-gun-proponent-that-claims-because-current-gun-laws-have-little-effect-on-gun-violence-sticter-legislation-must-be-need/answer/Greg-OKeefe-11

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