Gun accidents? Guns are dangrous?

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But if you possess a gun and it changes the chance that I will be shot that's an act of aggression against me. So it's not sufficient that I not buy one for myself. Using your reasoning if I punch you in the face and you say "hey, you don't have the right to punch me in the face" then I can say "if you don't like being punched in the face then don't make a fist".

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This is way off. You are equating one's possesion of a gun with that person punching you in the face? Obviously, the more apt analogy would be to equate that person SHOOTING you with punching you in the face.

I'm not saying don't buy a gun if you don't like me shooting you. I'm saying that if you don't like guns don't buy one.

Me owning a gun is not an interaction with you. You have no grounds for legitimate objection. Me shooting you IS interacting with you. The fact that you'd perfer that I not have a gun is irrelevant, since you have no right to have others conform to your preferences.

Your desire for me to not have a gun is frankly no different than a desire for someone to give you $100.

And the mere fact that the chance you will be shot is increased is not necessarily "aggression" against you. My neighbor has some gasoline and matches in his house; this increases the chances that my house will be burned to the ground.


Further, the fact that a gun is intended for one use or another is irrelevant. A single purpose doesn't give you, or anyone else, free license to regulate.

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You could also use, I don't know, a little triangular piece of wood maybe. If your argument in support of gun ownership is that you should be able to endanger me so that you can have something to prop your door open with then you'll need to do better than that.

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I don't have to do anything. You're not entitled to an explanation from me for my actions.