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Originally Posted by MaggieL
Really missing the point there. In the phrase you quoted, I was expressing my opinion that the government should stop trying to protect drug users from themselves; there's far too many unintended consequences and collateral damage from those efforts. The Darwininan effect would arise when someone managed to kill himself with cheap, freely available drugs.
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I still don't agree with that concept either, but apologize for the misquote.
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Originally Posted by MaggieL
I think people should make thier own decisions about it, but if you don't think you can handle the responsibility, I encourage you to opt out. Do read that link I posted to Ethics from the Barrel of A Gun.
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You seemed to have forgotten, I have owned guns since I was 16 yrs old and still have two. They are both kept at my parents home so that there are no "accidents." I have a son that lives with me.
I respect the fact that you want to own certain types of weapons, but it seems a bit overboard. What realistic purpose does a machine gun, a bomb, tank or a howitzer serve for Joe Average in todays society?