GUNZ !!! BANG!

[Vincent, Thunder God]

... maybe I'm real heartless, but I don't consider 730 deaths to be too many. Then again I don't consider any number to be too many seeing as I believe it's a right to own a gun, and the safety/security arguments are secondary IMO.

It's sad to see you don't understand nik's point about rebellion and defense against the government. That's one of the best reasons for owning a gun.

I think it's even more sad that you don't think 30 000 gun-related deaths (730 of which were accidents) aren't enough to see the problems with your gun laws. To me, one innocent death is more than enough, even if deaths are an enivatable part of our lives. To me, any way to cut down on innocent deaths are more important than feeding American paranoia with gun ownership.

Maybe I don't agree with rebellion because I don't think your government is out of line enough to justify the deaths a rebellion would cause. Maybe I think there are safer ways to rebel, like protesting, or peaceful grassroots organzing. Maybe my government is so well-functioning that I find rebellion against a democracy an odd notion. Maybe I think that many forms of leadership naturally corrupt over time, and that your possible rebellion wouldn't really improve leadership. There wouldn't be enough people to fuel your cause, and the new government is far beyond your costs to initiate. With all these problems, I find it odd someone of your age and maturity would entertain the notion. But it really doesn't matter what I think about that. It's common sense that saving innocent lives is more important than guns for a faulty rebellion.