Back in the days when the threat of gun bans were not as big or as constant a threat as it is now, we talked a lot about what you needed, and didn't need, for this or that use.
Never once did it cross our minds that saying "you don't need" ="ban it". We simply did not think that way. When we said "you don't need..." what was always meant was "don't waste your money buying ...."
There was always a reason given, always something like "you don't need A, because B, and C do the same job, B is cheaper, and C does it better" or something like that.
Its a sad sign of the times, and a result of our constant exposure to the toxic venom spewed endlessly through the media, that some people assume any discussion of what one needs is an automatic call for a ban on what we don't need.
THAT IS THE ENEMY'S mindset. Make no mistake about it, the people calling for bans (on anything) are the enemies of liberty and free will. THEY are making the choice FOR everyone.
One argument I like to use when I run into one of the "you don't need it, so it must be banned" types is the Minimum Wage.
Since minimum wage is the govt sanction on how much money you need to make, then everything above that is excess to
need.
So, I will entertain the thought of allowing the ban of what you think I don't need, if you will extend me the same privilege.
And I don't think you need any more money than minimum wage. ALL your excess should be banned, and perhaps maybe you ought to be punished for "hoarding" money?
Somehow, they never seem to agree with that.
