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Ok, so here’s my take on guns.
I don’t know how much any of you guys have guns or anything, but I’m going to assume not many of you. My family (I am not old enough for my PAL) owns guns and I hunt, or at least try to hunt (lol). And for our family, it is a necessity for us to have guns since we are farmers. Sometimes a fox will get into our chickens and we need to try and get it with the 22, etc. Therefore I am very much against the idea of banning guns. Some people don’t seem to realize many people in rural areas need them.
Besides, if you look up the actual statistics of gun violence it is very low compared to things like driving under the influence. Funny, you never hear anyone advocate for alcohol being banned even though drunk driving kills far more people than guns.
The point is guns are necessary for some people, and for others if they follow basic gun safety it can be used for recreation.
As for my opinion on restricted firearms being banned, I don’t have a strong one one way or the other. I don’t believe they pose a significant safety threat but I also don’t think there is any reason to own one. I’m fine with them banned as long as non-restricted firearms always remain legal to own.