I see what you mean there at the end and this is something worth going over kindly.
There are 2 sides to that with 2 good points.
1 side says.... If guns are legal then law abiding people can get them to protect their homes.
1 other side says.... If anyone can get a gun then someone can at any point turn into a criminal.
1 says that George Washington said that the end of the country would be when we lost our right to bear arms.
1 says that if the country has the power to destroy itself then it will.
which one do we choose?
I've done a bit of research on this, and I think I've found the best compromise that I'll ever find by myself:
A control method composed of 5 separate parts based entirely on accountability that are 100% enforceable
1) All weapons need to be registered
. Huge shocker there (not), if the gun can be tied back to you it is significantly less likely that you will use it in a crime.
2) All ammunition needs to require a gun license and ownership of a registered firearm.
. "Buh, buh, the Second Amendment!" See point 1. Can your friends use it? Sure. But the purchase can be tied back to you.
3) All weapons need to be micro-chipped
. "Sorry officer, I lost my gun ages ago" "Did you report it missing?" "......." Micro-chipping would help with locating firearms and determining if the right gun is in the hands it's supposed to be in, which ties into...
4) You DO NOT allow anyone to handle your firearm without your permission
. Self explanatory. If the weapon is in the wrong hands and is not reported, the original owner is to be convicted as an accessory to whatever crime was committed with the weapon.
5) If you are in or near a gun free zone and see a weapon, REPORT IT IMMEDIATELY
. I have read incident after incident where a student who carried a firearm on a college campus is only given a light slap on the wrist. This is DANGEROUS. Not only does this show that officials will be lenient about enforcing gun laws, but it also means that if there is a hostage and/or shooting situation, you will most likely end up hindering first responder action if they cannot tell who the shooter is, potentially causing more unnecessary bloodshed
I'm a Christian, and I highly disagree with this. Among the hardcore bible-thumpers who tend to rely on the law of the Old Testament, there ARE a few of us who'd rather focus on the life of Jesus and his teachings as a reference. 2 laws come into mind here. "Love thy God with all thy heart" and "love thy neighbor as ye love thyself". Not to mention "he without sin may cast first stone". Let's not forget, according to the gospel, he associated himself with people who would likely be considered the "outcasts and criminals" for lack of better wording. Extremism and institutionalizations have done terrible things, and that can't be denied though.
My heart goes out to the family, and communities affected by this. My brother is gay and I'm a proud groomsman in his wedding. I hope I never have to suffer news like this involving him and his fiancé.
And I also agree with this :3 This is the ideology that I base my life around, actually
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