My statement was meant to show that those who generally support giving everyone guns are irrational.
Your statement was somehow meant to draw a correlation between religious people and irrationality. That in and of it self is a blanket statement that you are not able to defend... Irrelevant at best and shows you are obviously extremely biased in what you are about to say...
The current gun laws are a joke. Guns are readily available to anyone who truly sets out to get them whether it is through legal or illegal channels.
Last time I heard, so were drugs... So, again... Irrelevant argument. You suggest no reasonable change, only to ban ban ban.
Why do you continue to argue in favor of public gun ownership when the consequences of their use can be so harmful?
I am NOT in favor of the kind of situation you talk about. We have laws to prevent unqualified people from operating motor vehicles, prevent unqualified people from practicing certain professions, etc.
What I AM in favor of is responsible gun ownership. Same as responsible motor vehicle ownership... Not everyone should be allowed to operate a motor vehicle. Not everyone should be allowed to own a firearm. No blanket "get rid of guns" statements. I AM in favor of coming up with solutions that are not "knee-jerk" and will actually have a benefit. Ever hear of Prohibition? Didn't work out as planned... There are lots of things around us that are harmful. We need a good mix of regulation and personal responsibility. Not a one-sided ban.
For example:
I would be perfectly fine if laws limited the magazine capacity of handguns to 10 rounds (regardless of caliber).
I would be perfectly fine if you were required to complete a class similar to the CWP class before you could even own a gun. You have to take drivers ed and pass a test for a car after-all.
I would be perfectly fine if laws banned all semi-auto long-guns. If you are using it for its intended purpose, I don't think you need semi-auto capabilities to kill a deer.
I would be perfectly fine if people with mental disorders or convicted of violent crime were unable to ever own a gun of any sort. Enforce high penalties for convicts that are found with a gun.
Not saying those are the (only) answers, just my quick opinions. I am NOT in favor of arming "the ignorant masses". Nor am I in favor of going down the road of having personal responsibility and common sense removed from life.
Mental Health accessibility is another issue...
Agreed. I don't understand the context of the rest of that statement however...
Agreed, but why not take a "tool" off the market when by design, all it is meant to do is kill?
That is your opinion. I see it as a tool for defense. Anyone can use a tool irresponsibly but nobody talks about outlawing hammers. The popular media, video games, movies, etc all show guns as offensive weapons which contribute to the problem of people categorizing guns as inherently evil and invoking "knee-jerk" reactions of BAN BAN BAN.