RE: Making self-defense illegal is a bad idea, part three.
Hi @pomperipossa....are you then saying that the world would be a better and safer place if everyone had a gun? Is it really a ban on firearms that persons are calling for...or is gun laws that are more detailed and stern. I think that it should be made harder for persons to get and own a firearm. I once saw a video of an experiment that was done on how easy it was for a teenager to buy a gun....I dont remember which state this was in but the teenager simply walked into the store pointed at the weapon he wanted and just like that he walked out with a rifle....no questions asked.
In my opinion, guns do not define self-defense. Self-defense comes in many forms; having a gun is just one of those forms. The focus should be placed on fixing what is wrong with the process of obtaining a gun.
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Hello, that is not what I am saying. I don't think guns define self-defense. There are other ways to defend oneself. I am not trying to argue about how easy or hard it should be to get a gun. I'm from Sweden and there it is illegal to have a gun for self-defense. Thank you for the compliment. :) How do I participate in the contest?
Oh I see....is it only military personnel who can own and carry a gun there?
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Thank you. You can own a hunting rifle if you get a permit. But it's not allowed to own a gun for self protection. So except for hunters the only ones that have guns are the government and other criminals.
What I am saying is that I think the world would be safer and better if no one was trying to use guns and laws to keep guns out of ordenary people's reach.