tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352263427762940860.post2465392089428881413..comments2024-01-23T16:25:46.293+13:00Comments on Canterbury Atheist: Nutters with guns in the U.S are as newsworthy as a car accident in Peru Canterbury Atheistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900223059660267657noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352263427762940860.post-19354766345026061022014-07-07T06:21:18.169+12:002014-07-07T06:21:18.169+12:00I live in the U.S., and used to be pro gun-ownersh...I live in the U.S., and used to be pro gun-ownership rights, in fact, I still own a few. I am concerned and dismayed at the increase in gun violence in this country and feel something must be done. However, I don't have an answer as to what, nor, apparently does anyone else, unfortunately. Sure, we could 'ban'guns, but what of the millions of guns already in our possession? I think that a great many otherwise law-abiding citizens would choose to keep theirs, for a variety of reasons, perhaps none of those being actually valid. It is often stated here that 'if we outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns.'<br />I have yet to hear any realistic proposal to rid this country of its guns, and sadly, any attempt to restrict sales and ownership is fiercely contested by the gun-rights lobby.<br />Meanwhile, the violence and deaths of the innocent continues...Lanc Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00709295075287300995noreply@blogger.com