I have always been opposed to private citizens owning weapons. It seems to me to be a surrender by society, which, unable to guarantee security, subcontracts it to individuals. In Europe, the use of force is the exclusive prerogative of the state. I consider this a great achievement of civilization. Not least because it is based on the principle that personal freedom begins where that of others ends. My freedom cannot be total because it would end up limiting that of others.
Let me explain it for dummies: I can’t play with uranium in my house because the radiation would be harmful to my neighbors.
Do I have the right to keep radioactive material at home? No.
Does this limit my freedom? Yes.
Is this a problem? No, damn it!
At this point, a Trump supporter might argue that if someone is a criminal, they could also use a knife to kill, or a car, or a lot of other things. This reasoning is specious because firearms are designed for the sole purpose of killing, unlike knives and cars.
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