The Hypocrisy of Gun Control
Stefan Molyneux says:In general, the argument for gun control comes down to this.Read Stefan's article.1. Guns are used to commit crimes.It is easy to see the illogic of this argument. How does the government go about banning guns? Why, by initiating violence against those who possess them "illegally." Thus there is no way to ban guns without initiating the use of force – in other words, a certain crime must be committed for the sake of possibly preventing an unknown crime at some point in the future. We might as well jump off a cliff when we are 20 to prevent the possibility of falling off a cliff when we are 70.
2. A crime is defined as the initiation of violence against a peaceful citizen.
3. Thus guns must be restricted or banned, in order to reduce crime.
It is important to understand that those who love state power will use any argument to increase it. When arguing about gun control – or any other moral issue – steer clear of the "argument from effect," and spend the effort to define your terms from the ground up. It is only by digging that we shall uproot this tree.
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