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Gun Control & RKBA

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts) Thu Mar 17, 2016, 06:40 PM Mar 2016

Why is "gun guilt" transferable? [View all]

By "gun guilt" I mean the moral and/or legal onus for misdeeds to one's self or others committed with a gun.

I know of no other instance where the misuse or abuse of an object is inferred to all other users of the product. Social drinkers are not held accountable for traffic accidents, violent crimes and sexual assaults committed by those who committed their acts under the influence of alcohol. Prescription drug users are not blamed for the misdeeds of pharmaceutical drug abusers.

So, why the transferable guilt?

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Why is "gun guilt" transferable? [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2016 OP

Like religious symbols, guns are social symbols. JonathanRackham Mar 2016 #1

Transferrable... CompanyFirstSergeant Mar 2016 #2

It's the old 2A double standard, where taking rights is considered "progressive" ileus Mar 2016 #3

"I know of no other instance..........." pablo_marmol Mar 2016 #4

As Jacob's ghost said... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2016 #5

Actually, the fundamentalists did hold social drinkers as responsible for drunk driving benEzra Mar 2016 #6

It's basically the same as blaming all Muslims for Islamist terror, all blacks for black gangs. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #7