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by giardini 4274 days ago
Guns save more lives than they take; prevent more injuries than they inflict:

https://www.gunowners.org/sk0802htm.htm

Articles, anecdotes and statistics:

https://www.google.com/?q=guns+save+lives

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Guns save more lives than they take;

Whether or not this is true, "guns" != fun toys like the AR-15 or the M&P15, the ownership of which is touted by pro-gun activists as some kind of an inalienable right.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United...

Which recognizes the unalienable right of self-defense ... and a bit more.

If you think not, you're welcome to try to take them away from us.

If you think not, you're welcome to try to take them away from us.

Sorry, but I'm not going to play into your macho fantasies.

And I'll leave the issue of firearm regulation to the several decades of Supreme Court interpretation, which have consistently upheld the legitimate interest of federal and local governments in regulating the ownership and display of weapon types not reasonably related to self-defense.

Why not include those "fun toys"? They are extensively used for hunting & home defense, and are used far less in crime (on a per-item rate) than mundane handguns.