No, I did not. I stated a fact.
Are are you saying that it's just in your opinion that such a law would be unenforceable?
No. I am saying that while government may act to enforce any law, individuals and groups can and do act in opposition. It is you who don't understand what I mean by self-enforceable.
As an example, and not to deflect, many people misunderstand when the Declaration of Independence describes a right to rebel. That right does not guarantee success,
it only reflects the inherent capability to act, win or lose.
So while your gun control agenda can be pushed and enforced by government power, I can still act to oppose it by any means necessary unto death.
I can cache weapons and ammunition while pretending to obey the law. I can act to sabotage or undermine the system while pretending to be a "law-abiding citizen."
I and other's can organize sedition, leading to rebellion, and win or lose, still act to oppose those who attempt to impose their limits on our individual liberties.
None of this can be prevented short of death or (if I am very unlucky and survive) life imprisonment. In the first case, I died with my rights intact; in the latter case all you have proven is that government force can be used to deprive individuals of their freedom based on malleable ideology and political expediency. Historically, that same power usually ends up turned against the true believer's (like yourself) who created it.
British police are mostly unarmed you know
Red herring, but I would like to point out that with the restriction of guns, people have still found and have actively been using other methods. Knives and motor vehicles seem to be popping up more and more frequently.
And why do you need a gun for self defense?
I personally don't own any guns. (I guess you missed my posts on that).
...I do not own a gun, have never felt the need to have access to one (outside those periods of military and later law enforcement service as required by the job). Yet if I ever feel the need to acquire one, I have the means and methods of doing so.
That's because for most of my life I have been physically fit and relatively well-trained, and have been able to deal with civilian threats without the need so far. Moreover, I have not yet reached a point where I feel my government poses a threat to me. (The actions of the Left the last couple of years are causing me some concern though.)
However, I am getting older and my capabilities are going to wane eventually, yet threats to life, limb, property, and essential freedoms still exist. I may choose to arm myself for such eventualities and if so I certainly don't want anyone, especially the government, to say me nay.
Where the right to self-defense (as with all others) derives from. Also stating the right to rebel/revolt. If you are religious, then inalienable per "Our Creator," if not, then from simple existence which in nature means fighting to exist.
That governments are created to preserve rights, not give them. Yes, there are "civil" rights like voting, entitlement programs, etc.. However, the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (among others) pre-exist all forms of government and will exist if all such governments disappear.
