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Well, the government would love you -- they don't have to regulate your freedoms away, you will give them up voluntarily!

The government is my government, and it would do a little better if it stopped infringing on my rights. But as it is I have the right to open carry, and would like to see concealed carry without having to pay for it. But denying minors, felons, and mentally unstable segments of the population from purchasing and carrying sidearms without severe penalties does not seem unreasonable.

Your assertion that I would give up my freedoms without a contest is asinine. But if I exercised my freedom to call you an ass to your face, that might cause you to exercise your freedom to punch me in the nose, for which you might voluntarily lose your freedom. You are not making sense. We have governments to do exactly what they are meant to do -- to regulate human behavior.

And again, he's not a kid. When does he become a young adult, 35?

Did I not already answer this question? He may be legally an adult, but he is not showing mature judgment when he lights a match in an incendiary location with people who have been recently sensitized. That's just dumb. He might be doing this in PA, but he would be in the slammer in NY or IL.

Again, you can have your opinion -- it's a free country.

But denying minors, felons, and mentally unstable segments of the population from purchasing and carrying sidearms without severe penalties does not seem unreasonable

According to the political Left, anyone who wants to own/carry a firearm is "Mentally unstable". Are you sure you want to give the FedGov that power? Please note, this is not a power they have currently under Art 1 Sec 8.

But denying minors, felons, and mentally unstable segments of the population from purchasing and carrying sidearms without severe penalties does not seem unreasonable.

if 'they' cant be trusted with power tools, why do "we" allow them to FReely roam the streets and movie theaters and endanger our families ???

We have governments to do exactly what they are meant to do -- to regulate human behavior.

and as stated before, be careful what you wish for, as the 'mentally unstable' may be easily defined as anyone in defiance of any 'law' or collective groupthink...common sense or otherwise...

We have governments to do exactly what they are meant to do -- to regulate human behavior.

Wrong, wrong, wrong.

A proper, Constitutional Government is there to protect your God given rights to life and property. The fact that some human behaviors are regulated is ancillary to that purpose, not the reason for it.

If you don't examine first principles, you'll end up allowing an illegitimate Government like the one we have now regulating your behavior in very dangerous ways.