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Originally Posted by PersonaNonGrata
I would say though, that one third of American households disagree with you and for whatever reason, choose to own firearms. Bear in mind that "firearms" can mean anything from a .22 caliber target pistol to a 12 gauge duck hunting shotgun to a so-called "assault weapon". I have my reasons and they are really of no consequence to the discussion. The simple fact is that the majority of Americans do understand gun ownership and do so lawfully.
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I found this a little confusing. The majority of Americans may understand gun ownership, granted. The majority of gun owners (not the majority of Americans) do so lawfully, I am sure. But the majority of Americans simply don't own guns. They outnumber American gun owners 2 to 1. So if a politician or group of politicians wanted to reduce the number of guns in circulation, or restrict certain types of guns or ammunition, or invoke more restrictive permitting systems, it would appear they have a solid base to start from. And they may say that their right to security from gun violence outweighs other's right to combat gun violence with gun violence. At least that is the sense I get, observing from outside the US.
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