More generally, at least some of us have taken note of the lessons learned from around a quarter billion disarmed people being killed by their own governments in the 20th century (and rather obviously most of that was done by the Only Ones you enshrine, the police and military with I suppose some paramilitaries in the middle).
Good luck convincing us to willingly give up another inch on this issue.
Heh, so out of the millions of policemen and militants in the world, that protect the billions out there, you found a handful that have gone bad. Sure, let's let anyone kill anyone then! Moral reasoning!
Heh, I'm < 25 yrs old and a coder at a top software company with a six figure salary. And I've only been coding for a couple of years. I give you advice, kid.
You do realize that your point there is exactly the same that most gun-control opponents make? If we are to accept your point, you need to accept theirs.
What do you work on, out of curiosity? Maybe it's something you're actually qualified to give me advice on--I'm always up for learning. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_Shootings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell_v._City_of_Oakland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton#Assassination_by_C...
And for you fans of enterprise solutions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden_firebombing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_hiroshima
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Ghetto_Uprising
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Your moral reasoning needs practice, kid.