It is possible to remove weapons from society. But how do you remove them from the dredges of society. We’re not concerned with law abiding people, only the criminals. So if you can make sure the criminals can’t get them, they could be stored and pulled out for recreation like hunting or competitive shooting on ranges. It is done successfully on military bases and posts. But they absolutely threaten criminals with guns at the gates. If so, they could be treated like golf clubs or pool ques. But I don’t think they will be able to stop the criminals from getting them. So, end of supposition.
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It is done successfully on military bases and posts.
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Remember Fort Hood
The 2nd Amendment isn’t about common street criminals, any more than it is about hunting or target shooting for fun. Those are nice side benefits, but the main purpose is to serve as the ultimate safety net for our liberties. All politicians know that there will be Hell to pay if they try to impose a dictatorship...and that’s why it hasn’t been tried - yet.
Please don’t use the crime argument - it falls right into the trap of the gun-grabbers, who will take any practical concern you have involving firearms and flip it into, “Well, we can fix that, you don’t NEEEEEED that awful gun and all of those bullets....” You know what, it is a right that is as valuable as our 1st Amendment right to free speech and, in fact, it guards it (and all of our other rights). Its purpose is to deter threats to our liberties and, if that deterrence fails, to make sure that we can keep it by eliminating the threat. Period. Full. Stop.