What counts as a redeeming purpose? People like guns for recreational purposes - is that redeeming? If it isn't, then what if some definitive study comes along that links violent video games to violence - is it then ok to ban those because they have no non-recreational redeeming purpose?
(mind you, I don't have a gut understanding of why people are so attached to their guns, whether for recreational or "they make me feel safer" purposes, but I recognize that people _do_ have that attachment, and that should be taken into account when determining regulations)
(I'd also be curious about your interpretation of the 2nd Amendment, regardless of whether you think the Amendment is a good idea - given that almost no one argues that it should cover machine-guns, it clearly doesn't mean "a right to any gun", but it seems like the Supremes in Heller say that it should cover handguns?)
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Date: 2013-03-21 09:54 pm (UTC)(mind you, I don't have a gut understanding of why people are so attached to their guns, whether for recreational or "they make me feel safer" purposes, but I recognize that people _do_ have that attachment, and that should be taken into account when determining regulations)
(I'd also be curious about your interpretation of the 2nd Amendment, regardless of whether you think the Amendment is a good idea - given that almost no one argues that it should cover machine-guns, it clearly doesn't mean "a right to any gun", but it seems like the Supremes in Heller say that it should cover handguns?)