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STEELMANNING THREAD! (something to try now that we all have 280...) Rules: 1a. Post arguments/positions you'd like to see steeled. —or— 1b. Jump in and help steel the args/positions others have posted. 2. NO DEBATES. Only argue *in favor* of the point in question. 3. Be kind.
I'll start. What are the very best (steeled) arguments for lax gun laws in America? (Bonus: arguments that don't lead to allowing personal nukes.)
We *will* have personal nukes and worse. We need to solve this problem in scalable ways, while it's still relatively small.
-1 not an argument for lax gun control =/
Hah, a little cynical but I’ll take it. Pairs nicely with Micah’s pointhttps://twitter.com/micahtredding/status/928097803766771714 …
http://www.thecritique.com/articles/the-political-philosophy-of-guns/ … This article is actually pro gun control but steelmanned the 2nd adme (i.e. sets up a healthy attitude about the relationship btw the state and its citizens) as well as crtitiqued most args in favor of gun control (most public safety arguments are weak)
Municipalities can theoretically put together a zone for gun checkpoints if they really see the benefit. Treating it at a higher level of centralization could be treated as unnecessary if the benefit is high enough.
Interesting argument... I haven't heard this before. My first reaction (not trying to debate, just understand) is that "can theoretically implement" is pretty weak. Has this been tried? It sounds prohibitive and/or impossible.
Markets are good at pricing things, so it should work well to have ~just a law saying gun owners need a gun insurance policy, which pays out for any harm the owner causes w/ the gun. The law would be "lax" for most people, but not for dangerous people.
The idea of 'lax gun laws' is somewhat inherently a strawman. Most of the effective gun policies have broad support or are not part of the debate at all. A lot of the heated debate is around symbolic issues or issues under regulatory/lobbying capture
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