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They are entitled to their opinions - as long as they do not act on them in a way that infringes on my rights.
I used to have a boss who often said something to the effect that he wasn't against guns, just against anybody owning a gun except him. Knowing him, that was part sarcasm and part actual opinion.
I know that there are a LOT of people out there that can legally own firearms, and possibly many that do own firearms, that probably shouldn't own firearms. However, until such time as a person proves, by their own action, that they should not own a firearm, I am willing to recognise their right to own a firearm as long as they in turn recognise my right to do the same.
At such time as they wish to deny my rights, then I am no longer willing to recognise their rights.
I have said it before, I will say it again, no one is above the law - if citizens are banned firearms, then so should law enforcement, politicians, any security personnel, the military - everybody.
What it comes down to is this, almost everyone who wants to ban firearms or control them, only wants to do so for the general populace and almost never for LEOs, military or anybody in government.
I used to have a boss who often said something to the effect that he wasn't against guns, just against anybody owning a gun except him. Knowing him, that was part sarcasm and part actual opinion.
I know that there are a LOT of people out there that can legally own firearms, and possibly many that do own firearms, that probably shouldn't own firearms. However, until such time as a person proves, by their own action, that they should not own a firearm, I am willing to recognise their right to own a firearm as long as they in turn recognise my right to do the same.
At such time as they wish to deny my rights, then I am no longer willing to recognise their rights.
I have said it before, I will say it again, no one is above the law - if citizens are banned firearms, then so should law enforcement, politicians, any security personnel, the military - everybody.
What it comes down to is this, almost everyone who wants to ban firearms or control them, only wants to do so for the general populace and almost never for LEOs, military or anybody in government.