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Originally Posted by waste gate
I have seen many laws promulgated because of a few bad actors. I'm sure you have also. Like everything else in a democratic nation the lives of the few are often sacrificed for the freedom of the many. I am very concerned for the families of those who lost their loved ones.
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The people who died at VT were a sacrifice?
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Basic freedoms are paramount. Because your culture and your countries poplulace does not wish to exercise those freedoms does not abrogate them.
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Maybe my government is making a value judgement.
If guns can be shown to have a net negative effect on society, should the concept of individual liberty prevail over the well-being of the society as a whole? I believe that the liberty of gun ownership in the US unfairly violates the individual liberties of many of it's citizens, such as the right to life.
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As horrible as it may seem the VT students who died did so in advancement of all peoples rights to defend themselves, be it from their government or any individual who is bent on doing them harm.
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Yes, but should dangerous weapons be put in the hands of those not fit to use them. I see the US gun laws as allowing this to happen, Cho for example .