Saturday, July 20, 2013

This is How I See Gun Debate

The current gun debate is in a dead end. It's not about self-defense. While gun does protect us from, let's say Mike Tyson, a Glock doesn't do you to much good when facing an AR-15. It's not about the Thomas Jefferson quote about protecting the people from tyrants. Whosoever thinks people with shotguns have a chance against M1A2 and B-2 is the king of morons. It's not even about how we can't change the Constitution, the 18th and 21th Amendments are still sitting there. The core issue is while doing no harm, whether or not people have the right to choose their life styles. Like it or not, having guns, likewise singing, drinking, smoking, collection, are things you can argue being useless and under certain circumstance being disturbing. But there are people who find in need in those things and can somehow manage to not bother others. So if we respect the existing gun culture in this country, we shouldn't let anyone take away the right to own firearms. Meanwhile, some people's obsession shouldn't be the reason why we don't allow gun regulations, like there are regulations regarding activities listed above.

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