wig,
The one thing I do know is crooks will always be able to get hold of guns.
When I lived in Florida I too had a CC permit and a number of handguns and a Winchester , and a AK (not fully auto though)
I handled them and treated them responsibly and even began educating my at the time young children about them.So as not to fear them but respect them as a potentiallydangerous "tool".
However as my kids grew up I weighed the risk of owning them against the risk of an inquisitive 10 yr old little shit rumaging my shit. ;-)
( We can all teach kids about guns yadda yadda yadda ,but I know full well at some point if you have a gun in your house your son is gonna try and get to it to show off to his friends or whatever - I did.
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It is part of the tradition of many households in the United states to have guns , and I would suggest that the number of accidental deaths by handgun is relatively minor in relation to the number in cirulation.
I think there is a healthy balance and frankly as a Canadian , what business of mine is it that Americans have guns....
Except , here in BC , pot has been decrimilased (virtually) which caused a major furor in the US in fear of more weed being exported accross the border.
Canada could make the same point regarding handguns.
I think Canada has gone to an extreme and actualy wish rifles were EASIER to get here in Canada.
I too however would love to hear arguments why a civilian needs to possess a fully auto AK LOL
In summary....not really my business. I have no problem with Canadians owning registered guns , let alone Americans.
I chose not to own a handgun , however I would own a rifle if there weren't so many hoops to jump through here to own one.