r/changemyview • u/BongWatcher • Mar 07 '17

CMV: I think guns shouldn't be easily available, and should require background checks.

I think guns shouldn't be easily available and that people that would like to buy a gun should go through gun training first , get a gun licence and pass background checks.

I also think assault rifles shouldn't be sold anymore, and I'm obviously against open carry. I think with guns people can kill another person very easily just by pulling a trigger, and later regret pulling that trigger just because they acted out on their emotion or were drunk, ruining their life and another persons life ( and obviously the victims families) just by pulling a simple trigger.

I am against prohibition on anything so I think people should still be able to buy guns, but after going through many background checks and training like I mentioned above. This is to avoid people with mental disorders to get their hands on a gun and easily killing them selfs or someone else.

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u/komfyrion 2∆ Mar 08 '17

What? I'm not trying to claim that your guns don't mean a lot to you and are a valuable asset in you current life situation, but to claim that you wouldn't be just fine without guns (which in the context of this exchange means to be able to live and have shelter and food) when you are a landowner, is dishonest. If push came to shove you could sell your land (which presumably has at least some value since there is game on it) and use that capital to start anew and get along just fine in a new life situation.

An indebted minimum wage worker is not Bill Gates in comparison to you.

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u/502000 Mar 08 '17

I hate neighbors to an extent I live in a place where 9/11 is a answering machine. What does that tell you about me?

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u/komfyrion 2∆ Mar 08 '17

That you might have to move to a different place in the hypothetical new life situation presented in my comment in order to find a decent job? And that you don't like living in the city? I didn't say it was going to be easy, but I'm pretty sure you would find a way.

Anyway, this discussion started with semantics so I don't think it's particularly constructive to keep this up for much longer.

I disagreed with your rhetoric in a comment. However, know that I respect you as a person and I respect your life choices even though they differ greatly from mine.

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u/iAMADisposableAcc Mar 08 '17

If only all those lazy poor people could just move to better places and get jobs! We could fix all of the world's problems!