A discussion of Gun Control for schrafinator

I remember way back when, during our 6th grade class camp-out, we were given a one-day lesson in target practice/gun safety.Growing up in Alaska, we were always surrounded by guns. Never thought much about it. Most of us learned gun safety the way we learned about anything-safety -- just part of learning from your parents, other adults, and your buddies.To this day, whenever I visit a buddy and we go out target shooting, we are always reminding each other of basic (and not so basic) rules. I just cannot imagine ever pointing a gun at another human being. Maybe that's why I like violent action movies -- seeing the characters violate what I consider very deep seated taboos!Remember the movie On the Waterfront? Toward the end, when Marlon Brando (may he rest in peace) was waving that handgun around? A room mate and I were watching that together, and we were cringing!

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Why does a private citizen have the right to own a nuclear weapon? (in our hypothetical example)

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To insure my right to self-defense and security I have the right to be as well-armed as anyone who may reasonably pose a threat to me. Now, if you were to reply that mutual disarmament would be mutually beneficial, I would tend to agree.