Posted by Kromey at 2:12pm Jul 7 '10"liberal" in the American political sense; in general these liberals are about individual freedoms, although most do acknowledge necessary restrictions for the sake of collective responsibility. However yes, there are different kinds of liberals, even within the American political landscape.
Regardless, there's nothing inherently unsafe about gun owners, and ample evidence to suggest that guns are effective in both deterring crime and defending the victims of crimes, so it seems to me that in this case individual freedom and collective responsibility are aligned.
Here's a fun fact: In 1993 (in America), there were 1334 pool drownings and 528 firearm-related deaths in the 0-19 demographic. Firearms outnumber pools by more than 30:1, making pools nearly 100 times more deadly than firearms. [National Center for Health Statistics, and the National Spa and Pool Institute] If the point of regulating firearms is for the collective responsibility of ensuring public health and safety, then shouldn't there be a stronger focus -- say, about 100 times stronger -- on imposing stiff regulation of swimming pools?
Regardless, there's nothing inherently unsafe about gun owners, and ample evidence to suggest that guns are effective in both deterring crime and defending the victims of crimes, so it seems to me that in this case individual freedom and collective responsibility are aligned.
Here's a fun fact: In 1993 (in America), there were 1334 pool drownings and 528 firearm-related deaths in the 0-19 demographic. Firearms outnumber pools by more than 30:1, making pools nearly 100 times more deadly than firearms. [National Center for Health Statistics, and the National Spa and Pool Institute] If the point of regulating firearms is for the collective responsibility of ensuring public health and safety, then shouldn't there be a stronger focus -- say, about 100 times stronger -- on imposing stiff regulation of swimming pools?
It is specifically referring to - Kromey