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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 801188" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>There are any number of online classified ads and Internet forums similar to this one where guns are legally bought and sold between private parties. There is also a black market for stolen guns, just as there is for stolen cars or drugs or any other illegal item. Criminals who desire these things will always be able to find them.</p><p> </p><p>The difference between guns and other contraband, however, is that if guns are illegal and I obey the law and dont have one, the criminal who <em>does</em> have one has been given a <em>monopoly of force. </em>By <em>obeying</em> the law I place myself at the mercy of the criminal who <em>breaks</em> it.</p><p> </p><p>If you ever watch any of the wildlife shows that are filmed on the plains of Africa, you will notice that the jackals and hyenas and other predators never go after the big bulls with the horns who can fight back. That is the same reason why so many of the unfortunate massacres that have taken place over the last 30 years have occured in schools or other so-called "gun free" zones where the lunatic is guaranteed to find an ample supply of helpless and unarmed victims that have been conveniently herded into a confined area by the Kleins of the world who cannot abide the thought of a law-abiding person taking up arms in their own defense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 801188, member: 14668"] There are any number of online classified ads and Internet forums similar to this one where guns are legally bought and sold between private parties. There is also a black market for stolen guns, just as there is for stolen cars or drugs or any other illegal item. Criminals who desire these things will always be able to find them. The difference between guns and other contraband, however, is that if guns are illegal and I obey the law and dont have one, the criminal who [I]does[/I] have one has been given a [I]monopoly of force. [/I]By [I]obeying[/I] the law I place myself at the mercy of the criminal who [I]breaks[/I] it. If you ever watch any of the wildlife shows that are filmed on the plains of Africa, you will notice that the jackals and hyenas and other predators never go after the big bulls with the horns who can fight back. That is the same reason why so many of the unfortunate massacres that have taken place over the last 30 years have occured in schools or other so-called "gun free" zones where the lunatic is guaranteed to find an ample supply of helpless and unarmed victims that have been conveniently herded into a confined area by the Kleins of the world who cannot abide the thought of a law-abiding person taking up arms in their own defense. [/QUOTE]
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