Comments on: Lions and Tigers and Bears http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/03/lions-and-tigers-and-bears.html Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy Wed, 23 May 2012 17:39:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ian Titter http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/03/lions-and-tigers-and-bears.html/comment-page-1#comment-2904 Ian Titter Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:38:10 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=3689#comment-2904 If it is wrong for private citizens to own wild animals then it ought to be wrong for the government to own them. Don't they tell us that the government is acting in our interest? If this be the case, then the same rules should apply to the government as for us. It's the same with guns. We ban them for everybody, including the government. or we allow everyone the same access to them. I have yet to hear any advocate of gun control going that far. They seem to feel that a government made up of people is somehow superior and wiser than the general public operating in their own interest. Its true that "if guns are banned, then only criminals will have guns", but the rest of us would hardly be helpless. We'd be able to use body armor, chemical sprays, remote controlled devices and an array of exotic new technologies currently under development. Wildlife, guns , whatever. The government shouldn't have more rights than we do, if only because it gets its rights from our consent. If it is wrong for private citizens to own wild animals then it ought to be wrong for the government to own them. Don’t they tell us that the government is acting in our interest? If this be the case, then the same rules should apply to the government as for us.

It’s the same with guns.

We ban them for everybody, including the government. or we allow everyone the same access to them.

I have yet to hear any advocate of gun control going that far. They seem to feel that a government made up of people is somehow superior and wiser than the general public operating in their own interest.

Its true that “if guns are banned, then only criminals will have guns”, but the rest of us would hardly be helpless. We’d be able to use body armor, chemical sprays, remote controlled devices and an array of exotic new technologies currently under development.

Wildlife, guns , whatever. The government shouldn’t have more rights than we do, if only because it gets its rights from our consent.

]]> By: Mike S. http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/03/lions-and-tigers-and-bears.html/comment-page-1#comment-2229 Mike S. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:30:49 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=3689#comment-2229 I agree with both of you, but then what do we do about Colt Pythons, Ruger Redhawks, and Beretta Bobcats? Paging King Solomon! I agree with both of you, but then what do we do about Colt Pythons, Ruger Redhawks, and Beretta Bobcats? Paging King Solomon!

]]> By: David Stokes http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/03/lions-and-tigers-and-bears.html/comment-page-1#comment-2228 David Stokes Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:14:24 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=3689#comment-2228 I am in complete agreement with you, Sarah. Ownership of wildlife is one area where I support government regulation, as in making it illegal. You are free to do whatever you want, in my opinion, with your own life, but owning a wild animal does not just involve your life. It includes the life of a undomesticated animal that you can not fully control - no matter how much you think you can. Contrast this with the ownership of a gun. If you are responsible and do everything right with it, you are going to prevent an accident. Tragedies come either from errors or human decisions to use it in a harmful manner. You can do everything "right" with your ownership of a tiger or a python or a chimpanzee, but they are still wild animals who can harm people at any time. They should be banned from ownership in populated areas. I am in complete agreement with you, Sarah. Ownership of wildlife is one area where I support government regulation, as in making it illegal. You are free to do whatever you want, in my opinion, with your own life, but owning a wild animal does not just involve your life. It includes the life of a undomesticated animal that you can not fully control – no matter how much you think you can.

Contrast this with the ownership of a gun. If you are responsible and do everything right with it, you are going to prevent an accident. Tragedies come either from errors or human decisions to use it in a harmful manner. You can do everything “right” with your ownership of a tiger or a python or a chimpanzee, but they are still wild animals who can harm people at any time. They should be banned from ownership in populated areas.

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