“I’ve got to think there are better public safety options than that.”
Please tell us what they are, Dave. What you don’t realize is that it is already like Russian Roulette: except with six bullets in the gun and not just one. What we want is for the odds to be better than inevitable defeat, as you are essentially proposing that we accept, as if that is the righteous choice. You are imposing ridiculous conditions on the concept of self-defense. You demand that it be a guarantee, a ticket to perfection, but your carefully unstated alternative, walking around helpless, does not have to meet those conditions. Take Biology 101 (again, if necessary.) We live in a world full of predators of all kinds. Pretending that we live in a Disney world of mutual ethics, actually generated primarily by the Christians (which I am not) is not a rational response to the actual needs of our survival. Why you believe that no people can be made competent to defend themselves while holding that they are competent to vote is no doubt beyond even your understanding.
