” and where people are able to defend themselves they are at less risk of being killed. That is a fact.”
Nope sadly more guns leads to more homicide as has been shown over and over (and isnt at all surprising)
At the national level Hemenway, David; Miller, Matthew. Firearm availability and homicide rates across 26 high income countries. Journal of Trauma. 2000; 49:985-8
and at the state level Miller, Matthew; Azrael, Deborah; Hemenway, David. Household firearm ownership levels and homicide rates across U.S. regions and states, 1988-1997. American Journal of Public Health. 2002; 92:1988-1993.
” has one big problem — private people are unable to do that.”
This is a problem that has been solved in Several states including NY
“You would not want anyone to be able to run a check on anyone, at any time, without a good reason”
Some would argue that preventing a schizophrenic with criminal history from getting a gun is a s good a reason as as it gets
“If I have a gun to sell, and I find someone to buy it, making me run a check means effectively telling me I can’t sell it. I”
If that is the price we have to pay to ensure criminals cant get guns, its a small price to pay.