Guns are not the problem. Lack of regulation that allows someone to buy and own 40+ weapons and endless ammo is the problem.
If cars need to be registered, if dogs need to be registered, then why not guns?[/quote]
How can you be sure? People used to be able to buy most of what is available now through mail order or at sporting goods stores, and there weren’t problems like Steven Paddock. How do you know that more regulations won’t increase criminal activity in terms of stealing firearms or trafficking in illegal firearms?
As I’ve said a couple of times – I am not a gun enthusiast. But, I think everyone wants to believe that these sorts of tragedies can be prevented with more gun control. Exaggerating to make a point: I’m sure there is a lot of gun control in North Korea – that doesn’t make it a great place to live.[/quote]
I don’t think it’s the number of guns one owns that is a problem. I think it is how fast they can be fired. I remember all of the gun racks in the back windows of trucks when I was a kid in the Midwest. There are actually good reasons to own guns. I just don’t think there are good reasons to own guns that can fire automatically. And back in the early years of my life, no one owned such weapons. At least no one I knew.
