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In reply to the discussion: The 2nd Amendment was NOT written "to protect us from our gov't," FFS... [View all]libdem4life
(13,877 posts)with them as you choose on your private property or in your home. There are laws and rules that provide boundaries, however...even though you "made them".
Same for guns on your private property or any homebrew, back 40 vehicle you devise. But guarantee you if that vehicular concoction ... or your 12G whatever the hell that is ... kills or wounds someone...your property or not...registered or not...you are held liable and subject to incarceration based on rights of other people/the public. Then your own family will suffer by default.
And yes, if society decides, wisely I might add, that you be required to declare this closely-held piece...then get it licensed and accept responsibility for it ongoing. Because if ever it strays out of your backyard for whatever reason, and hits my kid or anyone else's, your life will change significantly. I'm guessing it would be the same for you and yours...given someone else's situation not quite a pristine as yours. Or, one of your kid's friend gets hold of it.
Please notice that this did not have to do with "taking away" your piece, unless its illegal. Just be responsible, register it, continue to be legally responsible for it and realize that the safety of you and yours could depend on someone else's idiocy...surely not yours.
That's why the vehicle laws...nobody gets in their car to go kill people. But more than a few buy guns to hurt people...in offense or defense. Shit happens and just consider it's for the idiots that met all the requirements but still drive drunk or speed or disregard laws or get drugged and gun-happy vs. the innocent folk, like the your kids and kids at Newtown.
Small price to pay, IMHO.