tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post7375947267108113233..comments2024-03-29T16:46:05.579+10:00Comments on GUN WATCH: Would you sell a car to someone you do not know?jonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-72524315598593316902014-09-30T02:40:35.959+10:002014-09-30T02:40:35.959+10:00I would point out that the whole premise is based ...I would point out that the whole premise is based on the assumption that all irresponsible behavior should be made illegal. I challenge that. History has shown that governments do not make good nannies, and that people need the right to be stupid.<br /><br />Selling a powerful car to a teenage boy is irresponsible, but legal. Selling a gun to a stranger is less than totally responsible, and might be irresponsible if you suspected the stranger was dangerous. Making either act illegal invites greater social harm simple because governments are stupid, clumsy, intrusive, and arrogant.C. S. P. Schofieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-65761312057844842102014-09-30T00:56:20.945+10:002014-09-30T00:56:20.945+10:00Alan stated back in early 2013 in a radio intervie...Alan stated back in early 2013 in a radio interview that not compromising on the Federal background check legislation will lead to a flurry of state level gun control initiatives that will be very costly to fight. So, aside from his view that the background check position would be morally indefensible, there was a more practical reason to his view.<br /><br />One can beat up on him for his philosophical outlook, but the legislative fallout seems to be slowly shaping up according to his predictions. The passage of I-594 will unleash a flurry of similar initiatives in many other states. It is already planned for Oregon and Nevada, but it won't stop there.<br /><br />A tough situation indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com