I think it’s irrelevant what a firearms purpose is or what it was created for. More importantly is how it’s owned whom its in the possession of and what said person is doing with this weapon. I have faith in my fellow legal gun owner , I believe we are the most responsible group in the country. Sure there are idiots but overall for every idiot there are hundreds of thousands of people per idiot that aren’t a problem. Millions of gun owners doing it right day in and day out .Just curious on this thought. Do you agree that guns are objects designed specifically with the intent to kill though right? Is so, do they deserve a higher regulation level than lug wrenches?
I agree perception of guns has changed over time. Guns were necessary tools for most people 100 yrs ago, like a smart phone today. Today, not so much. Also I’m not sure if we have a higher % of wackos, but we certainly have a higher absolute number of wackos, and we hear about every wacko, for better and worse.
Think about it what about the person who buys the high performance car , motorcycle, four wheeler or boat do you think they don’t use those items to capacity once in a while hence breaking the law and putting people at risk? Street outlaws is a tv show that glorifies it .
New gun owners are joining our ranks every day , I know several new owners who have taken the HQL course here in Md in the past couple of months . Hunters and gun owners are constantly bitching about others behavior because we police our ranks . We complain about others behavior that is suspect where other groups applaud bad behavior in those ranks such as burn outs on the street , truck guys rolling coal or rice rocket fans of the interstate wheel stand down a busy highway!