Gun Registration

[Critz]

This is always a popular topic i find. Is it more Ethical to restrict and keep-track of the use of and ownership of weapons, such as rifles and other arms, or to allow everyone to have free access to them?

If you support the former, the fact is that people who use weapons for illegal purpose will still attain illegal weapons, therefore all registration would do is unarm the law abiding population, creating a situation where only the people you want to keep the weapons away from would posses them.

With the second option however, at what point do you draw a line for when someone should be allowed to bear arms [arm bears??]- in a school is certainly a bad idea, so why not in all public places, and from there, a situation is set up where the 1st option seems most logical.

Whats your opinions ?

[Critz]

Hey, I would just like to bring mention to the fact that 1/2 of threebobs posts are eerily (exactly) similar to the one above. ; /

Despite this, ill try to formulate a responce to what i find is a statment that has little to do with the question- cuz im bored.
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Originally Posted by threebobs

I reject the premise of the question, which is that 1) a monolithic top down system can claim the right to make these decisions uni-directionally 2) this organization can effectively make this decision for it's subjects.

Regardless of your regection of the premise, a 'top-down system' already has the right to make these decision, as is proven by Canadas Gun registration fracas. Aswell, the organization WAS voted in by the people, so its actions [ideally] are on behalf of it's subjects.

I think the better way to look at this issue is: Given a complex system of actors, each with his own preferences for risk and defense, what is the best possible structure?

Thats what im asking you...Whats the best possible structure to use- one where Guns are restricted, or one where there is no restrictions on any weapons.

That would be a system of laws based on freely chosen associations. Allowing each individual autonomy to associate with the legal/dispute/insurance organization of his choice solves the problem of utilitarianism and in actuality, solves the problem of politics.
In practice this would be market-anarchism.

According to Wikipedia Free-Market-Anarchism " (sometimes called market anarchism[1]) refers to an individualist anarchist philosophy that harmonizes the abolition of the state with a market economy by proposing to replace the monopoly of force held by government with a competitive market of private institutions ...without central control."[3]

If private institutions acted like this, how would you ever know what gun laws to obey- and if one private institution decalred complete anarchy, then to me hell on earth would proceed.

No central authority can dictate the best allocation of risk (or anything else) in a marketplace. This is why socialism has failed, and it is why democracy will fail.

I think this is really off topic ; /.

In the long-run, it will take alot of blood and poverty before we realize that only systems of voluntary association such as anarcho-capitalism, or voluntaryism allow complex systems to extend themselves in the best possible function.

But even people who claim to be forward-thinking still cling to the religious notion that a traditional State is necessary for order in society. The opposite is true, the State creates chaos and disorder and destroys peace in society.

Is there a current EFFECTIVE government using the above system? If not, I can only assume its because of some fatal flaw it possesses.

[Justin]

Originally Posted by Critz

Hey, I would just like to bring mention to the fact that all of threebobs posts are eerily (exactly) similar to the one above. ; /

Correction: 1/2 his posts

You are correct. Matter of fact this user is advertising on this forum which is against the rules. Based on what I've read, his posts are spam for the purpose of advertising purchasing of books. Thank you for bringing this to our attention!

ThreeBobs is no longer a member of this forum and subsequently all posts have been deleted.