Straggler said:interesting, I would actually have never considered this. Still, I personally don't feel safe with my family members and neighbors owning guns...
Fantastic.
Merchant_in_the_dark said:The government IS an entity, made up of citizens. In living where we are and paying our taxes, we agree to live by the rules of our country. Don't like it? Move to the Middle East. I'm sure you'll find more then enough automatic weapons there.
The government is a number of individuals. It does not exist in reality.
The social contract implies that all laws of the nation are just and valid. Say that there was a law that every man must be branded with a hot iron every 10 years. Would any civilians rebelling against that, but refusing to move, be justified?
Merchant_in_the_dark said:The is no LINE. It's a judgement call, is it worth the risk of making automatic weapons available so gun freaks can have their lawlz target shooting? I believe the answer is NO.
Oh, sorry, I didn't realize that you are flying by the seat of your pants, with no objective logic to guide you. My mistake, I thought we were having a rational argument.


