No free citizen shall be debarred the use of arms. —Jefferson
If they’re too criminal or crazy to be trusted with a gun, then likewise to walk the streets. This is a sentencing / diagnosis problem, not a gun ownership problem.
“From my profile:
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“3. The idea of releasing a person onto the street while denying him, under color of law, an otherwise lawful means of self-defense, is looked upon as an act of barbarous cruelty, let alone a violation of his rights as a human being.”
(Items 1 and 2 not being germane to the discussion)
"I will know the Republic is safe when:
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"3. The idea of releasing a person onto the street while denying him, under color of law, an otherwise lawful means of self-defense, is looked upon as an act of barbarous cruelty, let alone a violation of his rights as a human being."