So...you’re in the ‘let a felon buy a gun regardless’ category? That’s your right, and if the people in your state agree with you then I don’t have a problem allowing you to set your laws whatever way you choose. But if the people in my state decide that they don’t want to trust those who had been convicted of violent crimes to own a gun when they get out, or allow a person diagnosed with mental issues to own a gun, or allow a 5 year old to buy a gun even if his guardian says it’s OK, then I believe we should have the right to do so. And I don’t want the federal government to say that some other state can override our laws.
If a person is inclined to criminally harm others, forbidding that person from possessing some particular kinds of weapons isn’t apt to make much difference. If a criminal who can’t be trusted with a weapon would be inclined to buy one, why is that person being allowed on the street at all?
With regard to children, their parents should be the ones to determine what they are allowed to have. With regard to those who are mentally incompetent, is there any reason that the standard of proof required to disarm someone should be any lower than the standard of proof required to find them incapable of managing their own affairs?