“I’m attempting to understand gun ownership in light of the debate about it”
Be careful. In my exhalted opinion there are those on every side who don’t know what they are talking about in all aspects of the debate. Look below the surface.
Seems to me there are many reasons people want to own particular guns, some innocent, some not so innocent.
“They needed to show they could be responsible. So I would expect the same regarding ownership of guns.”
In times past, in some places, teaching children about the use and care of guns was a means of teaching responsibility.
I agree.....even so I need to understand the debate in order to counter those who oppose guns.... This thread and those who have spoken out have shared fair and reasonable reasons why the Right to Bear Arms needs to stand tall....I needed to hear this from people I trust.