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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1072784" data-attributes="member: 14668">You are operating under the common liberal misconception that an inantimate object (the gun) has some sort of power over the one who carries it, and that the simple act of possessing a firearm will cause otherwise rational and decent people to &quot;snap&quot; and become homicidal. There are between 150 and 200 million gun owners in this country who didnt commit an act of violence today, plus untold millions who have owned guns in past times and who went to their graves without ever having committed a single act of violence in their lifetimes even though they had guns in their homes. So from a factual and statistical standpoint, your assertion of the gun as the equivalent of an evil Ring of Power that will turn all who weild it into some sort of Gollum-like creature is an incorrect one.As to the potential that I might &quot;snap&quot;...all I can say is that Im 45 yrs old and in my lifetime I have been through divorce, financial strife, recovery, the death of family members, dealing with addict/alcoholic family members etc etc etc and despite all that drama not once have I ever even come close to any sort of violent behavior. I have held a carry permit for 16 years and not once have I ever drawn or displayed a weapon or participated in any sort of altercation or argument with another person.Heres a question. You want to create a central registry of sorts to control access to guns, and to create numerous requirements for mental evaluations etc as a condition of gun ownership. Ok...since alcohol is a direct causitive factor in far more deaths and domestic violence than firearms, would you support the same level of government control and intrusion into your personal life over the purchase of a bottle of wine or a 6 pack of beer?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1072784, member: 14668"] You are operating under the common liberal misconception that an inantimate object (the gun) has some sort of power over the one who carries it, and that the simple act of possessing a firearm will cause otherwise rational and decent people to "snap" and become homicidal. There are between 150 and 200 million gun owners in this country who [I]didnt[/I] commit an act of violence today, plus [I]untold[/I] millions who have owned guns in past times and who went to their graves without [I]ever[/I] having committed a single act of violence in their lifetimes even though they had guns in their homes. So from a factual and statistical standpoint, your assertion of the gun as the equivalent of an evil Ring of Power that will turn all who weild it into some sort of Gollum-like creature is an incorrect one. As to the potential that I might "snap"...all I can say is that Im 45 yrs old and in my lifetime I have been through divorce, financial strife, recovery, the death of family members, dealing with addict/alcoholic family members etc etc etc and despite all that drama not [I]once[/I] have I ever even come close to [I]any[/I] sort of violent behavior. I have held a carry permit for 16 years and not [I]once[/I] have I [I]ever[/I] drawn or displayed a weapon or participated in [I]any[/I] sort of altercation or argument with another person. Heres a question. You want to create a central registry of sorts to control access to guns, and to create numerous requirements for mental evaluations etc as a condition of gun ownership. Ok...since [I]alcohol[/I] is a [I]direct causitive factor[/I] in [I]far[/I] more deaths and domestic violence than firearms, would you support the [I]same[/I] level of government control and intrusion into your personal life over the purchase of a bottle of wine or a 6 pack of beer? [/QUOTE]

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